(for every inch i've laughed) i've cried a mile

the road of love is rocky

it's lonely and it's blue

when the one that you dream of

walks on ahead of you

well i laughed the night she left me

said she'd come back after a while

but for every inch i laughed i cried a mile

it's a mighty lonesome feeling

when you go to bed at night

and there's nothing but a pillow

and a memory on your right

oh if man was born to suffer

well i guess i'm right in the style

for every inch i've laughed i cried a mile

i laughed and said a new love

would be easy to find

and i was right there's so easy

in all the wrong kind

as i travelled down life's highway

it hardly seems worthwhile

for every inch i've laughed i cried a mile

it's a mighty lonesome feeling

when you go to bed at night

and there's nothing but a pillow

and a memory on your right

oh if man was born to suffer

well i guess i'm right in the style

'cause every inch i've laughed i cried a mile

yes if man was born to suffer

well i guess i'm right in the style

'cause every inch i've laughed i cried a mile