I have got a fever in my heart,
I have got a fear up in my soul,
I am sixty seasons now from home,
And I'm not gonna see it any more.

And the only one I had is gone,
The only one I had is gone,
The only one I had is gone,
The only one I had is gone.

Keep the candle lit in your window,
At midnight it will breath a steady glow,
I'll see it when I'm out and on the road,
I'll need it when I'm out and in the cold.

When the only one I had is gone,
When the only one I had is gone,
When the only one I had is gone,
When the only one I had is gone.

Gone are the doey eyes I used to know
Gone are those sweet hands I used to hold,
I am walking through the darkened hall,
And I am walking out the open door.

I have walked a million miles,
And I could walk a million more.

But the only one I had is gone,
The only one I had is gone,
The only one I had is gone,
The only one I had is gone.

(repeat chorus)