It's been a hard devil journey And I don't have to cry no more Baby keep your light a-burnin' So your man will know the score One more mile, one more mile to go It's been a hard devil journey baby And I don't have to cry no more I been wrong when I took a gamble You know I bet my money wrong I was bettin on my baby But my baby wasn't at home One more mile, one more mile to go It's been a hard devil journey baby And I don't have to cry 'bout you no more You know they tell me every school kid You know they often has a mate But this woman that I'm lovin' She only lives in this one state One more mile, only got one more mile to go Well, it's been a hard devil journey baby And I don't have to cry no more I did wrong to take a gamble You know I bet my money wrong I was bettin' on my baby And my baby wasn't at home One more mile, one more mile to go It's been a hard devil journey I don't have to cry no more