I Gotta Date With The Devil V2

**I Gotta Date with the Devil** **[Intro]** *(Sparse acoustic guitar, slow and mournful, almost like a heartbeat. Faint wind and distant church bell)* One more night... These bars hold me tight... Dawn’s comin’ soon. **[Verse 1]** Cold cell floor, Moonlight on the wall. Preacher’s gone, Left his words to fall. They’re buildin’ it now, That gallows tree tall. My time runs out... Come the mornin’ call. **[Pre-Chorus]** Sins weigh heavy, No escape I see. Devil’s callin’... Devil’s callin’ me. **[Chorus]** I got a date with the devil, When the sun breaks through. Rope ‘round my neck, Sky turnin’ blue. Lived by the gun, Now I swing by the noose. I got a date with the devil... And there ain’t no use. **[Verse 2]** Her picture fades, In my pocket worn thin. Left her cryin’, Chased the devil’s sin. One wrong draw, In a dusty old town. Now I’m payin’, Six feet down. **[Pre-Chorus]** Sins weigh heavy, No escape I see. Devil’s callin’... Devil’s callin’ me. **[Chorus]** I got a date with the devil, When the sun breaks through... **[Verse 3]** Boots on the stone, Keys turn in the lock. Last breath of freedom, Tickin’ on the clock. Head held high, Though my soul’s gone cold. Walkin’ that mile, To the end of my road. **[Bridge]** No more runnin’, No more lies I told. Just the trap door, And the stories unfold. Lord have mercy... Or let the devil take hold. **[Final Chorus]** I got a date with the devil, When the sun breaks through. Rope ‘round my neck, Sky turnin’ blue. I lived by the gun, Now I swing by the noose. I got a date with the devil... See you soon. **[Outro]** *(Guitar fades slow, single bell tolls)* See you soon... Devil... I’m comin’ home.