LAST NIGHT IN A WHISKY DREAM
THE DEVIL TEMPTED ME WITH PARADISE
SHOWED ME A MOUNTAIN MADE OF GOLD, BET MY SOUL
AND CLIMB IT N’ IT WAS MINE
HE SPIT FIRE as I got TO THE TOP
SMILIN’ DOWN’ I YELLED OUT LOUD IS THIS THE BEST YOU’VE GOT
CAUSE I KNOW A MOUNTAIN
THAT I’M STILL CLIMBIN’
I KEEP TRYIN’
BUT I’M NOT OVER HER YET
IT KEEPS GETTING HIGHER
WHEN I THINK ABOUT HER
AND I CAN’T FORGET HER
SO DEVIL SAVE YOUR BREATH
IF YOU CALL THIS A MOUNTAIN
I’M NOT IMPRESSED
THE MOUNTAIN CRUMBLED AND TURNED TO DUST
I HEARD HIM SWEAR AND CUSS AS I FELL
A CRYSTAL CANYON SWALLOWED ME
SO DEEP I COULD FEEL THE FLAMES OF HELL
HE THREW HIS PITCHFORK AT ME as I got TO THE TOP
SMILIN’ DOWN I YELLED OUT LOUD IS THIS THE BEST YOU’VE GOT
CAUSE I KNOW A CANYON
WHERE SHE LEFT ME STANDIN
I’M STLL STRANDED
I HAVEN’T CRAWLED OUT YET
IT KEEPS GETTING DEEPER
WHEN I THINK ABOUT HER
AND I CAN’T FORGET HER
SO DEVIL SAVE YOUR BREATH
IF YOU CALL THIS A CANYON I’M NOT IMPRESSED
BRIDGE- Am D7 C CD G C A Fmaj7 D7
MOLTEN LAVA OOZED UP FROM THE GROUND
AS FIERY DEMONS TRIED TO HOLD ME DOWN
BUT I threw THEM OFF LAUGHED AND SHOOK MY HEAD
SATAN’S HORNS WERE SHAKIN’ WHEN I STOOD UP AND SAID
I KNOW A HELL
WHERE I’VE SENT MYSELF
NO PRAYERS WILL HELP
I’M AS DAMNED AS I CAN GET
IT KEEPS GETTING HOTTER
WHEN I THINK ABOUT HER
AND I CAN’T FORGET HER
SO DEVIL SAVE YOUR BREATH
IF YOU CALL THIS HELL
I’M NOT IMPRESSED
LAST NIGHT IN A WHISKEY DREAM THE DEVIL TEMPTED ME WITH PARADISE
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