Wake up little darling, we gotta hit the road I'll tell you all about it, but now we gotta go, Don't sleep no more, we really gotta run, We gotta put some distance down between the setting sun Well you know that i love you But i signed my name on the dotted line, i gotta give the devil his due
Well i met him there at midnite, just like the stories say, He said i'll give you everything you want, but you'll have to pay Twenty years from now, my boy i'm coming back to get Son, this is my business, and i've never failed yet Sweetheart, know that i love you But just to get all your love, i had to give the devil his due
Well i got everything i wanted, a hundred times or more, I thought that i could cheat him an i thought i knew the score But now i hear 'em calling, he's looking for his pay There ain't no use in trying to fight, he's taking me away
See the clouds a coming, hear the lightning crack, Old nick he's keeping real good time, he told me he'd be back Don't worry little baby, only i gotta pay, Nearly every minute i've been waiting for this day Always darling, i'll love you While i'm stoking up the fires of hell, and i give the devil his due
Well i got everything i wanted, a hundred times or more, I thought that i could cheat him an i thought i knew the score But now i hear 'em calling, he's looking for his pay There ain't no use in trying to fight, he's taking me away
When you hear the wind howl, listen for my voice, I never would have left you, but he never gave a choice He kept his promise, and i'd do it all again Just one day to be with you, i'd suffer all this pain Well you know that i love you And i'm stoking up the fires of hell, because i give the devil his due