A Thousand Miles

"A Thousand Miles" is the first single from the album "Be not Nobody". Some older live recordings, and a tape demo recording are named as "Interlude" with slightly different lyrics. The song features prominently in the 2004 movie White Chicks, starring Shawn and Marlon Wayans as FBI agents who go undercover as white girls. Speaking with Songfacts about its use in the film in a 2011 interview, Carlton said: "I thought it was hilarious. Those guys are really nice, too. I ran into them backstage or something, and they asked me if they could use it. They're like fans, they're so cute. But the scene that was in was hilarious."

[Intro] [Verse 1] Makin' my way downtown Walkin' fast, faces pass And I'm homebound Starin' blankly ahead Just makin' my way Makin' a way through the crowd [Pre-Chorus 1] And I need you And I miss you And now I wonder [Chorus] If I could fall into the sky Do you think time would pass me by? 'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles If I could just see you Tonight [Verse 2] It's always times like these when I think of you And I wonder if you ever think of me 'Cause everything's so wrong, and I don't belong Livin' in your precious memory [Pre-Chorus 2] 'Cause I'll need you And I'll miss you And now I wonder [Chorus] If I could fall into the sky Do you think time would pass me by? Oh, 'cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles If I could just see you Tonight [Bridge] I, I don't wanna let you know I, I drown in your memory I, I don't wanna let this go I, I don't [Verse 1 (Reprise)] Makin' my way downtown Walkin' fast, faces pass And I'm homebound Starin' blankly ahead Just makin' my way Makin' a way through the crowd [Pre-Chorus 3] And I still need you I still miss you And now I wonder [Chorus] If I could fall into the sky Do you think time would pass us by? 'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles If I could just see you If I could fall into the sky Do you think time would pass me by? 'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles If I could just see you If I could just hold you Tonight