Well he met the devil at a back alley dive
He was wasting in the gutter waiting to be alive
A pastor and a choir boy said “pray for your sins”
Then the pastor sipped a drink and got a room with the kid
And that’s when in the bar there walked the devil himself
And he had to admit that he carried it well
And the devil said “to find your god just wait for the call”
And then the choir boy was screaming and pounding the wall
“You think when it goes dark that you’ll go up or down
So you’ll try to walk the path of god while you’re still around
Or else with sex, love and money try to lighten the load
But we all fall down at the end of the road”
CHORUS (and lie on 3rd line)
Hellfire skin and bone
So when all is said and done
Will you read your bible son?
And lie when all is said and done
Well they got up and the devil said “the priests are a bore”
And then they followed the screams and then he knocked on the door
The pastor peeked out and then the altar boy ran
And the pastor cowered in the corner cock in his hand
The devil said “the one’s that go up, people like this
That’s all they got up there so why not give me a kiss?
If you give it to me baby I can lighten the load
When we all go down at the end of the road.”
To hellfire, skin and bone
So when all is said and done
Will you read your bible son?
And fly when all is said and done
So come and join the fun, boy it’s a party down there
The saints are bored as hell you want the sinners I swear
Dance and fuck and revel it’ll lighten the load
Cause we all fall down at the end of the road
Hellfire, skin and bone
What will be your final home?
Cause heaven’s cold when you’re all alone
When the screen goes dark and all is said and done
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