Walk With the Devil (Live Acoustic)

Frequently down at the open air bar
The regulars run the dirty jukebox
And they scowl at the weekenders swilled in their mock veneer
And I take my tricks like a man of a cold
Shake their hands until the whispery boys
The waitress lends me a smile and some good advice

She says don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him too
Don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him

Well the street is tired and the fever is high
Strangers creep in through the sweet delight
Of an unknown comfort taken and what's forbidden
And it was such a night and the man rolled in
With a worn tooth growl and a silvery grin
I knew for sure salvation was his profession

And he walked next to me and I could already tell
He had a question to ask, he had come to collect
On a promise we'd made and knew that I'd deliver
So I said don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him too
Don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him

Don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him too
Don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him

Well I took my drink and rolled the rest of my mouth
Motioned to him he should follow me out
To the alley in back I said step into my office
And when he finally looked at me straight in the eye
I could see his jaw drop and a shudder inside
Surprised in the wake of his newest epiphany

He said sir you're not who I thought that you were
I never believed and now I'm too sure
I sold you my soul leave me some words of mercy
And I whispered don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him too
Don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him

Don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him too
Don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him

Don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him too
Don't walk with the devil
If you can't run with him