3,000 Miles From Here was released as both an album track and was also released as a single. The stark, ominous riff and Hunter's vocal were fantastic but Ronson's inspirational guitar adds a great deal to the track. It almost sounds like an unfinished demo but the simplicity works here to highlight Ronson.
It appears to be about a groupie as Hunter conveys the sadness, guilt, and emotion of spending the night with a woman: "And the sun will rise tomorrow And wash my sins away For I know that I've abused you But I only had a day." It was a holdover from Mott and Ian has said it was a sad song but realistically about how it was in the early days; the groupies can be both sad and romantic. It was partly written already but finished in the studio at the last minute because they were one song short for the solo LP.
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Fare thee well, gentle maid
I'll see you on your way;
And the sun will rise tomorrow
And wash my sins away
For I know that I've abused you
But I only had a day
And I know that's why you left me
In your own sad little way -
I am gone - disappeared
But I hear a young dove crying
3000 miles from here
Some would say you were a loser
'Cause you play a loser's game
But then if I am a winner
Why then am I so ashamed?
If you hear a young dove crying
You'll know it's me to blame
For I never got her number;
I never knew her name
Now she's gone - disappeared
But I hear a young dove crying
3000 miles from here
| 3000 Miles From Here | 2:48 | Originally issued on Ian Hunter; |
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