The Devil's Bargain

[Verse]
Wrinkled hands shake in the dim firelight
Shadows stretch long on this cold
Dark night
Eyes tired from the years they’ve seen
Life’s a bitter pill
A faded dream
[Verse 2]
Door creaks open
A chill fills the room
A figure steps forth
Eyes black as gloom
Holds out a contract
Inked in red
Sign here
Old man
Trade your soul instead
[Chorus]
But I see her face
Soft and kind
Her love was the wealth I couldn’t find
No gold
No mansion could replace
The warmth of her touch
The light of her grace
[Verse 3]
The demon laughs
Says
Think it through
You’ll have riches
Power
A life brand new
No more hunger
No more strife
Just one signature
I’ll change your life
[Bridge]
But memories flood
They drown the sound
Of the demon’s voice
His hollow ground
Her laughter
Her tears
Her sweet embrace
I can’t trade her love for a gilded space
[Chorus]
I see her face
Soft and kind
Her love was the wealth I couldn’t find
No gold
No mansion could replace
The warmth of her touch
The light of her grace

male vocals, soulful, acoustic, rock, soul, country rock