The Devil Don’t Need Me

Smoke rolled thick in that dead-end room,

Whiskey stained glass under a blood-red moon,

Sat across the table from the devil himself,

Cards in his hand and my soul on the shelf.

He laughed real slow said “boy you’re late,”

“Hell lasts forever ‘less you beat fate,”

“One hand to save what’s left of your name,”

“So shuffle them cards and play the game.”

I looked down hard at my shaking hands,

Thinking ‘bout all the things I can’t change,

Every bad road, every sin, every lie,

Every bottle I drained just to get by.

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And the devil said…

“Son, where you gonna go?”

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HEAVEN DON’T WANT ME — HELL DON’T CARE!

I’M STUCK SOMEWHERE BETWEEN DESPAIR!

EVERY BAD CHOICE STILL HAUNTS MY NAME —

NOW I’M PLAYING CARDS WITH THE FLAMES!

THE DEVIL DON’T NEED ME ANYMORE…

JUST ANOTHER LOST SOUL KEEPING SCORE…

ONE MORE HAND BEFORE I FALL —

OR LOSE MYSELF TO IT ALL…

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Ace of spades and a king face down,

Devil kept smiling while the room spun round,

He said “tell me boy, was it worth that life?”

“All the bars, all the fights, all the lonely nights?”

I saw my daddy standing by the old front porch,

Mama praying hard by the kitchen door,

Saw every woman that I let down cold,

Every bridge I burned for a heart of gold.

I told the devil “man I tried my best,”

But regret still hanging heavy on my chest,

He leaned back slow with a crooked grin,

Said “that’s the thing about regret, my friend…”

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“It never leaves…”

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HEAVEN DON’T WANT ME — HELL DON’T CARE!

I’M JUST A GHOST BREATHING BROKEN AIR!

EVERY HARD ROAD LED ME HERE —

NOW I’M STARING DOWN MY FEARS!

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The devil laid his final card…

And I closed my eyes…

I heard thunder crack…

Felt sweat on my skin…

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Woke up alone in my old truck seat,

Rain hitting hard on a Tennessee street,

Bible on the dash and an empty bottle,

Heart still racing full throttle.

Sun came up through the windshield glass,

And for the first time I ain’t touch that flask,

Just sat there quiet, staring at the dawn…

Thanking God I was still holding on.