The Westward Mile
I come from a Kentucky town
To find ourselves a home, to find ourselves a home
Sorry babe, I leave you now
To find ourselves a home, to find ourselves a home
There's a frontier west of here - it's where I'll find a home, where I'll find a home
And I'll return to you someday
That's the promise that I made, the promise that I made
Oh, my sweet darlin' please wait for I'll return
Oh, my sweet baby, please wait I will return
This land is hard, but promising
I know that it must be, I know that it must be
My journey's long, but promising
I know that it must be, I know that it must be
And I've been pushing the westward mile with the backbone of my soul, the backbone of my soul
Dust and dirt up on my arms
And on the backbone of my soul, the backbone of my soul
Oh, my sweet darlin' please wait for I'll return
Oh, my sweet baby, please wait I will return
I dream of you when we're apart
Be still now my heart, be still now my heart
In dreams I touch you with my heart
Gently with my heart, so gently with my heart
Oh, my sweet darlin' please wait for I'll return
Oh, my sweet baby, please wait I will return