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Conversation With The Devil Lyrics - Artist : Hubbard, Ray Wylie
I had a dream last night I was cast into hell by a jealous god
The devil walked up and said "You won't need no lightning rod It hardly ever rains down here, I can't recall the last storm You're not gonna need that leather jacket, it gets kinda warm There's one way in, no way out, looks like you're here to stay The place is a mess, it's over crowded and more are comin' in every day" I said, "Awe man, wait a minute, there's gotta be something wrong I ain't a bad guy, I just write these little songs I always pay my union dues, and I don't stay in the passin' lane" He said," What about all that whiskey and cocaine?" I said, "Well, sure man, but that no reason to throw me in hell I didn't use the cocaine to get high, I just liked the way it smelled" He said "Come over here son let me show you around Over there's where we put the preachers; I never liked those clowns They're always blaming me for everything wrong under the sun Its not harder to do what's right, its just maybe not as much fun Then they walk around thinking they're better than me and you And then they get caught in a motel room doing what they said not to do" "Now all the murders and rapists go into a fiery lake As well as most of the politicians and cops on the take And all the mothers who wait till they get to K-Mart to spank their kids Instead of showing them what to do they just hit them for what they did And all the daddies who run off and abandon their daughters and sons Anybody who hurts a child is gonna burn until they're done "Every body's down here, I said, who's up in heaven with God and the son?" "Oh, some saints and mystics and students of metaphysics 101 People who care and share and love and try to do what's right Beautiful old souls who read little stories to their babies at bedtime every night What you won't find up in heaven are Christian coalition right wing conservatives Country program directors and Nashville record executives" Now I said "I made some mistakes but I'm not as bad as those guys How can God do this to me can't you sympathize?" He said, "You're wrong about God being cruel and mean God is the most loving thing that's never been seen" "Well, hot shot," I said, "Tell me this which religion is the truest?" "They're all about the same" he said " Buddha was not a Christian, but Jesus would have made a good Buddhist" I thought about my future and I didn't seem to have much of one Looked around to leave but there was no place to run I said, "I don't suppose I could go back and try living again You know like reincarnation, I hear that's the way it's always been" "I can't answer that," he said "you'll have to wait for that response But, it's not any more unusual to be born twice than it is to be born once" It looked like I was gonna be stuck here as far as I could tell I thought I might as well suck up, what the hell I said, "You know that song that Charlie Daniel's did About how you went down to Georgia and played fiddle against that kid?" "Yeah", he said "It broke my heart, but what are you gonna do?" "Well, to tell you the truth I thought your solo was the better of the two" Then I woke up and I was lying in my bed I ran up the stairs and kissed my little boy on his sleeping head Well, I took this dream as a sign from God so I thought I better pray I said, "Don't ever speak to me directly and thanks anyway" Now so much has changed about me besides just giving up red meat Some get spiritual cause they see the light and some cause they feel the heat |
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