I have tried to forget about you And all the plans that we had planned Yes, and I'm bound to leave this town I don't care where I may land If what they're telling me is true And you have found somebody new To love you There ain't but one thing I can do, baby To save my heart from being broken in two by you Baby, I'm moving through There's nothing like a hundred miles Between me and trouble in my mind There's nothing like a hundred miles Show me the yellow line There's nothing like a hundred miles When I'm only passing through There's nothing like a hundred miles To make me forget about you Forget about you, baby Don't we like our fond farewells And don't we like to keep our good-byes Nice and clean You may wish I'd go to hell While you tell me what a pleasure it's been So long, baby, I'm moving on There's nothing like a hundred miles Between me and trouble in mind There's nothing like a hundred miles Somebody show me the yellow line There's nothing like a hundred miles When I'm only passing through There's nothing like a hundred miles To make me forget about you Forget about you I have tried to forget about you Baby, I have failed Just as long as I stay in Houston I will