Elvis gravou três versões desta música. A primeira em 23 de Março de 1955, a segunda em 11 de Julho de 1955 (que foi a versão que ficou definitiva) e a terceira foi ao vivo no show 68 comeback special.
Na primeira versão, Elvis gravou a canção tocando piano. Mas como seu piano não era muito bom, Sam Phillips apagou o som do piano do master take e assim, junto com os vocais de Elvis, só escutamos a guitarra solo, o baixo e a bateria.
Mas na versão de Julho o piano é ouvido e os vocais de Elvis é inspirado nos vocais dos The Eagles e a guitarra solo de Scotty Moore substitui o solo de saxofone da gravação dos The Eagles.
Essa música foi lançada no LP de estreia de Elvis na RCA Victor em Março de 1956 e foi também relançado no famoso LP The Sun Sessions, de 1976.
Roy Orbison gravou a sua versão dessa música em Abril de 1956, e saiu como Ooby Dooby no lado B. Eric Burdon and The Animals fizeram a gravação desta música em 1983. Foi também cantada por Faith Hill, entre muitos outros.
A letra:
I've been traveling over mountains
Even through the valleys, too
I've been traveling night and day
I've been running all the way
Baby, trying to get to you.
Ever since I read your letter
Where you said you loved me true
I've been traveling night and day
I've been running all the way
baby, trying to get to you
When I read your loving letter
Then my heart began to sing
There were many miles between us,
But they didn't mean a thing.
I just had to reach you, baby,
In spite of all that I've been through.
I kept traveling night and day,
I kept running all the way,
Baby, trying to get to you.
Well if I had to do it over
That's exactly what I'd do,
I would travel night and day,
And I'd still run all the way,
Baby, trying to get to you.
Well, there's nothing that could hold me
Or that could keep me away from you
When your loving letter told me
That you really loved me true
Lord above me knows I love you
It was He who brought me through,
When my way was dark as night,
He would shine His brightest light,
When I was trying to get to you.
A letra:
I've been traveling over mountains
Even through the valleys, too
I've been traveling night and day
I've been running all the way
Baby, trying to get to you.
Ever since I read your letter
Where you said you loved me true
I've been traveling night and day
I've been running all the way
baby, trying to get to you
When I read your loving letter
Then my heart began to sing
There were many miles between us,
But they didn't mean a thing.
I just had to reach you, baby,
In spite of all that I've been through.
I kept traveling night and day,
I kept running all the way,
Baby, trying to get to you.
Well if I had to do it over
That's exactly what I'd do,
I would travel night and day,
And I'd still run all the way,
Baby, trying to get to you.
Well, there's nothing that could hold me
Or that could keep me away from you
When your loving letter told me
That you really loved me true
Lord above me knows I love you
It was He who brought me through,
When my way was dark as night,
He would shine His brightest light,
When I was trying to get to you.
Elvis cantando essa música no 68 comeback special, em 1968:
A versão de Roy Orbison, de 1956 (somente o áudio):
Eric Burdon and The Animals, show de 1983:
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