Crossroads

Crossroads at Midnight"**

*(Delta Blues Style – Four Verses, Dark & Gritty)*

*(Verse 1 – Slow, Resonant Slide Guitar)*

**Woke up hungry, broke and cold,**

**Devil whispered, "Boy, I know."**

**Said, "I’ll fill your hands with dice and gold,"**

**Just sign your name in blood so old.**

*(Verse 2 – Foot-Stomp Rhythm, Harmonica Wail)*

**Stacked the cards, I couldn’t lose,**

**Every bet brought bigger blues.**

**Won the pot, but lost the light,**

**Now I gamble in the dead of night.**

*(Verse 3 – Moaning Vocal, Bent Notes)*

**Rolled the bones down on the floor,**

**Felt my soul cry out for more.**

**Rich by dawn, but dead inside,**

**Devil’s laugh just won’t subside.**

*(Verse 4 – Haunting, Whispered Finale)*

**Sun won’t rise, the dice won’t stop,**

**Dealer’s grin is all I’ve got.**

**Should’ve run when I was whole—**

**Now the game’s got all my soul.**