Devil To Pay

(Merle Travis - Leon Rusk)



Go on girl take your chances

See how long you can go on from man to man

I can read the lines between your stolen glances

And I know it's time to fold this loosin' hand.



'Cause you're drawn to the flame

By the thrill and the shame

Of the cheatin' game they taught you how to play

That's the price of the high life you're livin'

And you still got the devil to pay.



Join your friends while you got 'em

'Cause you know you're gettin' older every day

You can't wait to let them take you to the bottom

And I'm gettin' tired of standin' in your way.



But when you hit the ground

Don't come lookin' around

For the pieces of the love you threw away

That's just part of the high cost you're leavin'

And you still got the devil to pay.



Now you've been flyin' so high for so long

And you lie to yourself now most of all

Baby all that you needed from me

Was the freedom to fall.



When the bright lights are gone

You'll be standin' alone

Forsaken in the naked light of day

Then you'll know that it's all over but the dying

And you still got the devil to pay...