[Verse 1] There was a knock at midnight Three hard knocks upon my door I knew that sound from long ago I'd heard it all before I'd heard it all before He wore a smile like Sunday Had a heart as black as coal And I let him cross my threshold Though I knew he'd take his toll [Chorus] There's a devil on my doorstep And he knows the way inside He comes dressed up like salvation With a hunger he can't hide There's a devil on my doorstep And I know him all too well Sometimes heaven feels like freedom Sometimes love feels like hell [Bridge — drums stop, slide guitar answers] But tonight I heard the floorboards And I finally understood I kept calling him my weakness When I knew I should've stood I can leave the door wide open I can let the whole world see That the devil ain't the stranger He's the fear that lives in me [Final Chorus — choir enters] There's a devil on my doorstep But he can't come in tonight I have spent too long in darkness Just to surrender to the night There's a devil on my doorstep Let him howl against the rain I can mourn the love I wanted Without inviting back the pain [Outro — choir and slide guitar] Not tonight Not this time You ain't crossing This heart of mine. [Fade out] [End]
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