Disc go down late last night Spinnin' room don't feel right Spirits they all laugh at me 'Cause of my stupidity Cold sweat on my brow Feel it comin' up
After the hurricane, after the wind and rain When we lost everything, after the hurricane It was not the driving rain That let our love go down the
Well, the boys came lookin' for their soul They wanted all the world to see So they took Alcatraz and did a graveyard dance All they wanted was some dignity
Oh, the Devil and me (oh, the Devil and me) Don't have no secrets (Oh, the Devil and me) Oh, the Devil and me (oh, the Devil and me) Yeah, we're best
I'm a king among men down at the 'Just Say When' My loyal subjects raise a glass and send a pint my way But when I leave my throne to the castle I go
Got me a cajun persuasion way back in the woods Got me a cajun persuasion, you know she'd do me good I wanna jump in my pirogue that's waitin' for me
Lord, I think I'm goin' down Yes, I know that's where I'm bound So don't ask me where I'm goin' 'Cause I think I'm goin' down Now once I had a wife and
Tell me, tell me, why ya gotta spoil my day You smile at me and point a finger to the error of my ways You can't leave it alone Why don't you leave it
Well, I woke up from a nightmare and I couldn't speak 'Cause the Devil slipped a mickey in my bedstand drink Then Jesus made me breakfast with his fresh
I just blew back in town So I thought I'd hang around I ain't got nothin' else to do Don't see a soul I know This street done took it's toll Got them
It don't matter if I get my picture on the cover of a magazine You'll never know that I always try to do things right It ain't no sweat if I always forget
When I started out I thought that I'd make it double quick I had that kinda confidence that I was picked to play But if you could stand in my shoes you
We used to be so happy we used to be so true We used to think there wasn't anything we couldn't do But they could see right through us we didn't seem
Lightning struck at midnight with the thunder and the rain My sleep was interrupted by the rhythm of a train I asked of the conductor where this ol' train
Well a long time ago when I left home I never thought I would be Part of a wheel in a cog on a belt that turned the big machine I wanted out on the road
It's been such a long time since she's talked to me Out here in this phone booth I'm chilled to my knees I dial her number and I just can't believe She
Well it's been years since I made all the rounds And closed up all the honky tonks in town I just got used to being on my own Waiting for no one to call
Well I woke up this morning and I looked outside And all I had was gone I started wondering "What else could go wrong?" I got them weary violated blues
