My Mother and the Devil

Baby, I have never been so alone
Never been so far away from home
I hear the blues don’t see memories
Not the way that we might see the light of day
My mother says the devil is the only one
Who ever gained a thing by telling folks the truth
And my father says the devil and my mother are the only ones
Who’ll be there always and forever no matter what I do
Sea of wheat taller than a man
I brush the grain with my left hand
Smell the earth and shiver where I stand
I hear the blues from somewhere up ahead
Voice of a man, he sounds scared
My mother says the devil is the only one
Who ever gained a thing by telling folks the truth
And my father says the devil and my mother are the only ones
Who’ll be there always and forever no matter what-
My mother says the devil is the only one
Who ever gained a thing by telling folks the truth
And my father says the devil and my mother are the only ones
Who’ll be there always and forever no matter what I do