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I was walking through the garden by myself one summer day
when a heartstoppingly handsome man walked infront of my way
He said “Hey there, darlin, I’d like to walk you around
and if you’d have me, I’d sure gladly
parade your pretty little self around town”
and that’s when I started to frown

You see, his eyes were black as coal, and not of the loving kind
Been down this old road before
could buy a dozen of him for just one dime
I says, “No I’m fine, baby, but thanks”
and continued on my line
He said “Hey, little darlin, little doll,
won’t you let me change your mind?”

Cause even the devil was an angel at one time
Old Lucy himself was just a soldier that was prone to falling out of line
And see now we as the chosen damned
ain’t got shit to do with our idle hands
so we tease around the lines until we find
That often time the best things in life
are just the kind old Lucy had in mind

A heart that’s prone to wander ain’t no heart for me
until you get a taste of fruit from off that tree
and then you start to wonder deep down under your gut
if this is where you’re supposed to be?

The curse of man is that we can choose if we want it,
being damned doesn’t sound too bad,
after all everyone seems on it. Why not I?
Can’t stand to let that pass me by

Cause even the devil was an angel at one time
Old Lucy himself was just a soldier that was prone to falling out of line
And see now we as the chosen damned
ain’t got shit to do with our idle hands
so we tease around the lines until we find
That often time the best things in life
are just the kind old Lucy had in mind

And his words they touched me soft,
sent little goosebumps on my skin
and I thought about how often in this dance I would be in
so I walked out of the garden hand in hand with villain old
for even the sun can find a glint to catch
on a piece of fool’s gold

And even the devil was an angel at one time
Old Lucy himself was just a soldier that was prone to falling out of line
And see now we as the chosen damned
ain’t got shit to do with our idle hands
so we tease around the lines until we find
That often time the best things in life
are just the kind old Lucy had in mind

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from Devils, damsels, + driftwood, released August 30, 2017

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Melanie A. Davis Murray, Kentucky

Singer-songwriter from western Kentucky. I sing about me, you, us, and the wild weird world we're currently living in.

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