Lyrics

Verse 1
Toward my home I traipsed one eve as the sun was setting low.
When through the last light of the day I was enticed by a hellish glow.
I saw a man inside a fire with no burns from the glowing coal.
And he offered wealth and fame untold for the cost of just my soul.
I heard him say eternity and that’s a long long time.
So I tipped my hat and said thanks the same but I’ll be headed down the line.

Chorus
Then the sky turned black as ravens eyes and the earth both shook and cried.
And I heard him scream an evil cry from a dark place deep inside.
He said all men have their price and mine would soon be told.
I could have what I desired most for the cost of just my soul.

Verse 2
He said if it’s not wealth and fame then love should do the trick.
So if you make a deal with me from brides you’ll have your pick.
Or perhaps it’s simply solitude to be free to roam and play.
Then say the word and close your eyes and you’ll be swept away.
Now I know that love and solitude both last a long long time.
So I tipped my hat and said thanks the same but I’ll be headed down the line.

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3
He said he’d offered all the things that should tempt the greed in men.
and he knew I was no man of god and I’d spent my time with sin.
I told him that I’d found the key and I’d finally set my goal.
And he could offer deals till the end of time and he’d never get my soul.
Now I was betting that my happiness would last a long long time.
So I tipped my hat and said thanks the same but I’ll be headed down the line.

Chorus
Then the sky turned bright against the morn and the earth ceased all her cries.
And I heard him scream one final time from that dark place deep inside.
For he knew that all men have their price yet mine would not unfold.
Cause the thing that I desired most was to hold on to my soul.