Discover the story of the song > 900 Miles – Terry Callier

The protagonist is walking down a train track with tears in his eyes while trying to read a letter from his home. He is 900 miles away from his home and hates the sound of the train whistle. He hopes to make it home tomorrow night on the train and is willing to pawn his belongings to do so, but if his partner tells him not to, he will stop taking the train and go home instead.