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Well, the Devil won’t buy my soul
No, the Devil won’t buy my soul
He took my girl, he left me so alone
And I want to join her down below
But the Devil won’t buy my soul
Well, he bought my baby years ago
He paid diamonds and buckets of gold
He came today, took her I say
“Take me too I’ll sell you my soul.
I gotta join her down below”
The Devil showed dragged her down through a hole and you know
I’ll tell him on the level
I wanna go join her down there below I got a soul
I’ll sell it to the Devil
Said “I don’t want diamonds or gold.
You can pay me one piece of coal”
He said “No sale, to take you down to hell
I’d go deeper than I’m willin’ to go”
He’s afraid to go down that low
So, the Devil won’t buy my soul
No, the Devil won’t buy my soul
He took my girl, he left me so alone
And I want to join her
But the Devil won’t buy my soul
No, the Devil won’t buy my soul
He said “no sale” my place in hell is
Deeper than the Devil will go
So the Devil won’t buy my soul
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2. |
Ripped a Stitch
02:30
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I was healin’, feelin’ better than new
Yeah, my heart got stitches when you ripped it in two
Then I went to a bar, bumped into you
And it hurt like a bitch, my heart ripped a stitch
So, I found a doctor to stitch it again
He said “Don’t ever talk to her, you’ll rip it again”
As I left through his lobby, I cried “Call a hearse”
Well, I didn’t know that you worked as his nurse
And, I rip a stitch when I bump into you
Yeah, my heart starts thumpin’ and it opens anew
Well, I rip a stitch when I bump into you
There’s a thump, a twitch, and my heart rips a stitch
Out of the hospital, back in the game
I started seein’ a hospitable girl down the lane
And we were rollin’ on her floor and I was doin’ more than kiss her
When you walked through the door, lord, you were her sister
And I rip a stitch when I bump into you
Yeah, my heart starts thumpin’ and it opens anew
Well, I rip a stitch when I bump into you
There’s a thump, a twitch, and my heart rips a stitch
Here’s somethin’ that I gotta note
I was born in the year of the goat
I’m blamin’ an unlucky star that
Everywhere I go, well, there you are
Tired of the pain, I knew what to do
I packed everything to move to Timbuktu
As I jumped on the plane, I bumped into you
I didn’t know you liked to go to Timbuktu too
And I rip a stitch when I bump into you
Yeah, my heart starts thumpin’ and it opens anew
Well, I rip a stitch when I bump into you
There’s a thump, a twitch, and my heart rips a stitch
Well, there’s a thump, a twitch, and my heart rips a stitch
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Talking to My Girl
03:09
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Do you want some advice?
Do you want a long life?
Well, there’s a lot of girls here
And some of them are nice
You’ve come to my table
You’re drunk and unstable
Tryin’ to talk to my girl
Step off while you’re able
Do you want some advice?
If you want a long life
Don’t keep talkin’ to my girl
We’re in a casino
Just outside of Reno
Lookin’ to take a chance?
I’ll recommend keno
There are safer games to play
You can turn and walk away
Go lose at craps, you’ll live
To play another day
Do you want some advice?
If you want a long life
Don’t keep talkin’ to my girl
Don’t keep talkin’ to my girl
Don’t keep talkin’, don’t keep talkin’ to my girl
Don’t keep talkin’ to my girl
You’re courting disaster with
Skin of alabaster
Think a rattlesnake’s fast?
Well I can strike faster
And if you think you’ve got a
A shot at the pink you oughta
Tell the man at the bar to call you a car
You’ve had way too much to drink
Do you want some advice?
If you want a long life
Don’t keep talkin’ to my girl
Don’t keep talkin’ to my girl
Don’t keep talkin’, don’t keep talkin’ to my girl
Don’t keep talkin’ to my girl
Don’t keep talkin’ to my girl
I warned ya’
Don’t keep talkin’ to my girl
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The Shocker
03:25
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Well, it’s never enough
It’s never enough
I gave you all of my stuff
Bent over backward like a slinky
It’s never enough
Is it ever enough?
Bet if I gave you two fingers
You’d ask for the pinky
So, I’m pullin’ out it shouldn’t be a shock
You’re never satisfied so I’m takin’ a walk
I’m pullin’ out, it shouldn’t be a shocker
You’re never satisfied
Yeah, you’re never satisfied
You’re never satisfied
And everything I’ve tried
Has been a swing and a miss
Well, you’re never satisfied
I should’ve never tried
Bet if I gave you that pinky
You’d ask for the fist (to the wrist)
I gave you an inch to make you smile
But after a while you wanted a mile
So it shouldn’t be a shocker
That this guy’s a walker
I gave you an inch
I gave you an inch
I gave you my inch
So it’s never enough
It’s never enough
I could’ve asked your friends
They might have sounded the alarm
Well, it’s never enough
Is it ever enough
Bet if I gave you that fist
You’d ask for the arm
So I’m pullin’ out it shouldn’t be a shocker
I’m pullin’ out it shouldn’t be a shock
You’re never satisfied
So I’m takin’ a walk
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Everything's for Sale
03:46
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Everything’s for sale
Everything we shared
This spells out she once cared for me
This road sign, she stole it on a dare for me
See, everything’s for sale
And everything must go
Every stupid thing
Those plastic gumball rings you see
They remind me of a time she clinged to me
Eventually, everything must go
When he came ‘round
Did she discount our love?
And all that was?
Is everything for sale?
And everything must move
It all must go today
So, would you buy that Game of Life she played with me?
‘cause now it just keeps life away from me
And it’s time I, I made my move
Now she’s with him
Tell me does money always win
Over love?
I guess it does
Because
Everything’s for sale
So, I’ll take whatever you’ll pay
I guess it was worthless anyway
Our love
And all that was
Because
Everything’s for sale
So everything’s for sale
Everything
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Long Way from Home
03:23
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I wish I hadn’t of met ya
Then I wouldn’t gotta get ya
I followed you far
I left the girl that I’ve know
But it’s getting dark
And I’m a long way from home
I’m a long way from home
I’m a long way from home
I’m a long way from home
And my soul’s torn, it’s tattered and tired
And if I hadn’t of knew ya
I wouldn’t be runnin’ to ya
Or left my daddy’s farm
To chase you into the gloam
But it’s getting dark
And I’m a long way from home
Each time I think I’m nearin’ you
It’s clear that disappearing’s what you do
Still, your voice I’m hearin’
And I’m fearin’ this is some kind of Hoodoo
I wish I hadn’t of met ya
And if I hadn’t pursued ya
I’d be singin’ “hallelujah”
Safe in the old churchyard
With no stain on my soul
I hear the hellhounds bark
And I’m runnin’ lost and alone
I’m a long way from home
I’m a long way from home
I’m a long way from home
And my soul’s torn it’s tattered and tired
Don’t know the way back home
And my soul’s torn, It’s tattered and tired
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That's Why I Drink
03:17
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It’s a shame
Well, that’s what ya think
I’d have money and fame
If I just didn’t drink
And drinkin’s made me sick in the mind
But when I saw a shrink
And I told him you were mine
Well, he cut up a lime
And he made me a drink
And that’s why I drink
Yeah, that’s why I drink
Well, that’s why I drink
And you say
“Our love is on the brink”
But you stay
So I drink
You say I’m lookin’ unhealthy
My eyes are bloodshot and pink
Well, baby just take a selfie
You’ll see what they see
you’ll be agreein’ with me I should drink
And that’s why I drink
Oh, if you ever chose to go
I’d get sober in an hour or so
Then you’d know
the heights I could scale
You see, if you ever chose to leave
You won’t believe the things I’d achieve
But for now
I’ll take a bottle of ale
And today
I found your note on the sink
You wrote you’re goin’ away
So I could give up the drink
You wrote you’d always adore me
That’s when I knew in a blink
That you’re the only girl for me
I can’t go on without you
I can’t believe that we’re through so I’ll drink
And that’s why I drink
Yeah, that’s why I drink
Without her life is hell
Hand me another ale and I’ll drink
And that’s why I drink
Yeah, that’s why I drink
Well, that’s why I drink
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Maybe I'm Wrong
02:38
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Well, maybe I’m wrong
I belong there with her tonight
So I took the evening flight
Maybe I’m wrong
But it’s been so long
Since I felt so right
Maybe I’ve lost my mind
She seems kind and she’s keepin’ it tight
So I left my world tonight
Well, maybe I’m wrong
But it’s been so long
Since I felt so right
Take me to her house there driver
Help me find her street
You’re gonna see some sparks fly
It’s the first time that we’ll meet
Just take me to her house there driver
I need to see
Is she everything she looked like
In all my magazines?
Well, maybe I’m wrong
I belong in there with her tonight
But her house is locked up tight
Well, maybe I’m wrong
But it’s been so long
It’s been so long
Since I felt so right
Here upon a tree branch
Through her windows I can see
Her world the one I’ve dreamed of
Since I saw it on TV
There outside her garden gate
I hear a siren scream
Have they come to take me from her?
Have they come to take my dream?
Well, maybe I’m wrong
I belong in there with her tonight
But they’ve got me handcuffed tight
Well, maybe I’m wrong
But it’s been so long
It’s been so long
Since I felt so right
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On Saturday night I’m a God-fearin’ man
I wanna wake at first light for the Sunday sermon
I want Heaven so at seven I get to bed
But at eleven I wake up in the juke joint instead
I guess the Devil’s gotta dance
The Devil’s gotta dance
The Devil’s gotta dance
The Devil’s gotta dance
Just let the preacher know I did due diligence
But the saints don’t stand a chance
If the Devil’s gotta dance
Well, I wake up Sunday mornin’ like I’m hit by a truck
The sermon’s done but I can make the church potluck
So I get on my way, in my pocket’s ten bucks
Don’t you know that’s what I pay when the Devil’s got to fuck
The Devil’s gotta fuck
The Devil’s gotta fuck
I miss the church potluck
When the Devil’s gotta fuck
Well, I confess my sins once my stick’s been stuck
But let the preacher man know
The Devil’s got to fuck
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10. |
Good as it Gets
03:21
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Man, this is good as it gets
Man, this is good as it gets
Well, you’re gonna get upset
You’ll be cold and wet
But never forget that
Life is always good as it gets
Man, this is good as it comes
Man, this is good as it comes
You might be a banker, a bum
Genius or dumb
But you’re a lucky one
You got life and life is good as it comes
We’re all just common folk
And we’re fallin’ for a common joke that
This life is strife and sorrow
We slave today to buy a grave tomorrow
We’re so uptight and tense
Always worried ‘bout consequences
Give up any thoughts of loss or winnin’
You just might find that your world starts spinnin’
And, man, this is good as it gets
Man, this is good as it gets
Man, this is good as it gets
Man, this is good as it gets
Man, this is good as it gets
Man, this is good as it gets
You might not fly private jets
Or win all your bets
But never forget that
Life is always good as it gets
Man, this is good as it comes
Man, this is good as it comes
Yeah, your grave will come
But you’re a lucky one
When it’s said and done
You had life and life is good as it comes
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Bryan Paul Bell Long Beach, California
Featured in popular TV shows like "What We Do in the Shadows" and "The Vampire Diaries," Bryan's musical style tends toward
the eclectic.
"Ripped a Stitch" from his new album, Midnight on a Dead Man's Boat, spent seven weeks in the World Indie Music Chart's top 10.
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