Jazz Butcher

Walk With The Devil

Jazz Butcher


St. Petersburg on Saturday 
Waiting for a train to take me out of here 
It's not the first time 
I've been standing in the mashed potato snow 
Word reached me this morning, you were planning on leaving 
There's just one thing for me to say before you go 
You can walk with the devil, you can walk into the sun 
You can walk with the angels, won't be seen 
You can walk through the border, you can walk on down the hall 
You can walk with the devil 
But you'll never walk again with me 

We had such a subtle thing 
We could turn the kitchen into Singapore 
Like a rickshaw ride 
On a number 109 to Mandalay 
You could even make the traffic stop 
Oh, just by standing in the street 
I can't explain, we could have won on points 
But the devil had to carry you away 

You can dine with the devil 
With Errol Flynn at fifty by your side 
And Tallulah fucking Bankhead at your feet 
You can dine with the devil, you can follow him down there 
You can dine with the devil 
But you'll find the wine he serves is far too sweet 

There's no point, you're almost gone 
'Coz the devil doesn't wait for tawdry last goodbyes 
And that's okay, they're stupid anyway 
My life was getting like a zoo 
Hundreds and thousands of half-mad people 
They're all dead already 
And the angels only look the other way 

Go walk with the devil, yeah go where you please 
'Cause to walk with the devil comes free 
You can walk with the devil, you can walk on down the hall 
You can walk with the devil 
When you could have been walking with me 
You can walk with the devil, you can walk into another life 
Though I doubt you're gonna like the things you see 
You can walk with the devil 
Though for me it's much too much too late 
You can walk with the devil 
But you'll never ever walk again with me