[Verse]
In the holler where the shadows grow long,
I met a man with a fiddle and a song.
His eyes burned with an unholy flame,
Said he'd grant me fortune, trade it for my name.
[Verse 2]
I was young, foolish, filled with desire,
My heart colder than a November fire.
He grinned like a wolf at the edge of night,
I shook his hand, felt everything tighten tight.
[Chorus]
The Devil's handshake, oh it cost me dear,
Lost my soul in the moonlight, felt the creeping fear.
Now I'm wanderin', can't find my way home,
The road to redemption is a path overgrown.
[Verse 3]
Took the gold, bought a house on the hill,
But the laughter inside seemed hollow and still.
Every wish granted, turned to bitter sand,
A king in shadow, a broken-hearted man.
[Verse 4]
Spirits whisper, and the wind chills my bone,
Crows call my name, and I'm forever alone.
Cheque was written, blood was the ink,
Now every step I take just makes me think.
[Chorus]
The Devil's handshake, oh it cost me dear,
Lost my soul in the moonlight, felt the creeping fear.
Now I'm wanderin', can't find my way home,
The road to redemption is a path overgrown.