My Mother and the Devil

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
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