Smile awhile, drain your black bile
there's only two miles 'fore we'll be getting home
the things you've been thinking
the ships you've been sinking
say you'll come, but you never will go
and I can see all the familiar faces
in the firelight of an open door
if you should wander or feel you would squander
the years by walking the hard roads alone
just where you are a-goin'
you'd have no way of knowin'
till you find the road that leads you to home
smile awhile, though it's not your style
it's been awhile since you've made your happiness known
when all the masks come off
memories get the dust off
and you'll see what's engraved in the stone
and I know there'll be so much to talk about
and my heart like a hawk will soar
all the sweet compassion, love everlastin'
the hand on the wheel, the engine winds blown
down this country road
I'm gonna lay down my load
when back to the nest I have flown
smile awhile, laugh like a child
there's only one mile 'fore we'll be getting home
the things you'll be thinking
the beer you'll be drinking
will ask you why you ever did go
and I can feel the warmth of their hands
and I'll ask what I didn't ask before
how long did I wander, how long did I sqander
the years by walking the hard roads alone?
just where I was a-goin'
I had no way of knowin'
till I found the road that led me to home