Heaven's the Only Place

I went to see a gypsy

She stayed deep up in the woods

I wanted to know my future

For her to tell me all she could

Her eyes rolled back, she looked inside her head

She said, "I've seen your road, boy, and here what lie ahead"

Then she said, "Boy, you know a life of rejection

Conjection, injection, subjection at most every turn

And as you walk this earth, you going to learn

That Heaven's the only place where a fool never burns"

The night wind, it started howling

Lord, it chilled me to my bones

Her black eyes danced above the candlelight

I swear I saw a shadow walk alone

I said, "Miss Lady, can you tell me, when does a boy become a man?"

When the question doesn't matter, then you'd understand

Then she said, "Boy, you know a life of rejection

Conjection, injection, subjection at most every turn

And as you walk this earth, you going to learn

Heaven's the only place where a fool never burns"

I went back to see the gypsy

Her house was boarded up and she was gone

The Carolina moon shone bright that night

And I realized shadows don't walk alone

Then I heard her say, "Boy, you know a life of rejection

Conjection, injection, subjection at most every turn

And as you walk this earth, you going to learn

That Heaven's the only place where a fool never burns"

Heaven's the only place where a fool never burns

Heaven's the only place