The longest mile is the last mile home When you've been away The dearest dreams are the dreams of home When you've been away You travel far over land and sea Then one day it's as clear as can be The sweetest mile you'll ever roam Is the last mile home. (You can travel round the globe And see a lot of things From Mandalay to old Pompeii To Paris in the spring.) But you'll only learn one thing Yes, just one thing. You travel far over land and sea Then one day it's as clear as can be The sweetest mile you'll ever roam Is the last mile home.