Hell's Den

Ash in my coffee
Gun by the bed
Her perfume on my jacket
Won’t cover what I did
Cards on the counter
Bible on the floor
Bottle’s half empty
I still beg it for more

Whiskey, weed an women
That’s the gospel that I broke
Lovin’ and leavin’ every town I touch
Turnin’ every promise into smoke
Whiskey, weed an women,my three sins 
Tattooed on my crooked soul
If heaven’s ever lookin’ for me
It’s too late, the devil called me home

Sheriff knows my first name
Judge knows my lies
Preacher knows my secrets
But he still won’t meet my eyes
She said, “Baby,you’re a bad dream”
I said, “Girl,that’s true”
I was gone by the sunrise
Left my shadow next to you

Jackknifed dawn
dust in my teeth
Empty bottle rolling
like it’s breathing for me
Whiskey on my shirt
her name on my tongue
I kiss the rim again
pretend she ain’t gone

Whiskey, weed,an women 
that’s the hymn I hum
Every promise that I made
turned to powder on my gums
I’ve been loving,I’ve been leaving
burning bridges just for fun
Playing chess with the devil in Hell's den
an  he’s already won,checkmated me,
Fools mated me                                                                                     She said I was trouble
I said “that makes two”
We carved our crooked halo
in a motel room
Left her in the doorway
with one boot on
She cried, “You’ll die alone”
I just kept walking on
that’s the hymn I hum
Every promise that I made
turned to powder on my gums
I’ve been loving,I’ve been leaving
burning bridges just for fun
Playing chess with the devil in Hell's den 
and he’s already won
Checkmated me,fools mated me
We sit at a table
out past right and wrong
He moves first
like he’s done this all along
Says, “Son, pick your poison
but you’re paying either way”
I trade my queen for quiet
he just laughs and lets her stay (oh)
Whiskey,weed,an women my three sins
that’s the hymn I hum
I keep betting with my soul
like I’m the only foolish one
I’ve been loving,I’ve been leaving
till my shadow comes undone
Playing chess with the devil in Hell's den
an I’m down to my last pawn
Whiskey,weed an women 
That’s the gospel that I broke
Lovin’ an leavin’ every town I touch
Turnin’ every promise into smoke
Whiskey, weed an women 
Tattooed on my crooked soul
If heaven’s ever lookin’ for me
It’s too late, the devil called me home

I played chess with the devil in Hell's den
In a bar past the end of the map
Used my heart for a pawn,my name for a knight
He just smiled and took ‘em back
Said, “Son,you ain’t a villain
You’re just scared to be a man”
Then he crowned my last regret a queen
And shook my trembling hand (oh)

Whiskey,weed an women 
That’s the gospel that I broke
Lovin’ an leavin’ every town I touch
Turnin’ every promise into smoke
Whiskey,weed an women 
Etched in every scar I own
If mercy ever comes to find me
tell um I'm not home,I'm gone,playing chess with the devil in Hell's den where angels dare to tread

rock, Smoky outlaw country ballad with male vocals, slow half-time groove and deep twangy guitars. Verses ride a sparse