Will You Dance With the Devil?
from The Devil's Toil by Brian McGrath
lyrics
You've been gone for awhile
Roamed this world mile by mile
My dear child don't come home
There's a monster out for your blood
Will you dance with The Devil
In the cold blue night?
Or will you run for your covers
In the fading light?
Will you dance with The Devil?
It's gonna be alright
I can make you a promise
Now why would I lie?
Tell me...
Hanging judge, a guilty man
The whole town out for a laugh
"Sinner!" whisper the crowd
Fingers point all around
Will you dance with The Devil
In the cold blue night?
Or will you run for your covers
In the fading light?
Oh will you dance with The Devil?
It'll be alright
I can make you a promise
Just tell me why...
Would I lie?
Oh no never to you
Why would I lie?
Oh no no no not you
I'm telling the truth
Now tell me...
You'll regret the day
You let me in to stay
I'm not going anywhere
I will feed on your prayers
Roamed this world mile by mile
My dear child don't come home
There's a monster out for your blood
Will you dance with The Devil
In the cold blue night?
Or will you run for your covers
In the fading light?
Will you dance with The Devil?
It's gonna be alright
I can make you a promise
Now why would I lie?
Tell me...
Hanging judge, a guilty man
The whole town out for a laugh
"Sinner!" whisper the crowd
Fingers point all around
Will you dance with The Devil
In the cold blue night?
Or will you run for your covers
In the fading light?
Oh will you dance with The Devil?
It'll be alright
I can make you a promise
Just tell me why...
Would I lie?
Oh no never to you
Why would I lie?
Oh no no no not you
I'm telling the truth
Now tell me...
You'll regret the day
You let me in to stay
I'm not going anywhere
I will feed on your prayers
credits
from The Devil's Toil,
released September 14, 2018
Words, Music, Performance by Brian McGrath.
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Brian McGrath.
©2018 Brian McGrath
Words, Music, Performance by Brian McGrath.
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Brian McGrath.
©2018 Brian McGrath
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Brian McGrath Chicago, Illinois
Brian McGrath is a Folk & Americana Singer-Songwriter from Chicago and currently based in Madison,
Wisconsin.
With intense, honest conviction tempered by Midwest sensibility and grit, the big man with a big voice tells tales of broken characters, desolate landscapes, and hopeful redemption all along the highways and byways of the American heartland.
McGrath's new album "The Lonely Hour" now out.
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