If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets) - Joe Diffie

Music and moon light Good friends and long nights It will be alright If you just love (if you just love) Bright eyes and laughter Let the rhythm just catch ya You'll find all that you're after If you just love (if you just love) Find a place in an empty space Yeah, let's start a party, dance away all the pain Ain't it much better when we do it together now, now, now Much better when we do it together now Turn it up and go give love a chance Go out and take somebody by the hand Put on your shoes and find out where you stand Go take the lead and teach the world to dance Don't look back, don't take a second glance While life is busy making other plans Jump off the edge and find out where you land Go take the lead and teach the world to dance So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better) So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better) So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better) Yeah, we'd be better if the world just danced (we'd be better) Heart beats like lightning Come let the light in 'Cause that feeling ain't frightening When you just love (if you just love) Find a place in an empty space Yeah, let's start a party, dance away all the pain Ain't it much better when we do it together now, now, now Much better when we do it together now Turn it up and go give love a chance Go out and take somebody by the hand Put on your shoes and find out where you stand Go take the lead and teach the world to dance Don't look back, don't take a second glance While life is busy making other plans Jump off the edge and find out where you land Go take the lead and teach the world to dance So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better) So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better) So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better) Yeah, we'd be better if the world just danced (we'd be better) We'd be much better if the world just danced (we'd be better) So much better if the world just danced (we'd be better) So much better if the world just danced Yeah, we'd be better if the world just danced Turn it up and go give love a chance Go out and take somebody by the hand Put on your shoes and find out where you stand Go take the lead and teach the world to dance Yeah, we'd be better if the world just danced So much better if the world just danced So much better if the world just danced We will be better if the world just danced

One, two, three, four If I were the devil, first thing that'd I'd do Is I'd come off like I ever gave a damn about you I'd let you catch a peak of all your greatest desires And I'd watch the flames in your eyes burn like hellfire Find all the wolves in the land And I'd make them fight each other Tooth and nail and hand to hand Find all the sheep, make 'em stir up the pot 'Cause once the wolves have killed each other Sheep are what I want The devil walks among us, friends, I know this is true And I don't know if he's red, and I don't know if he's blue One thing that I know, we need to take a look around If I were the devil, this world would be my playground As I place that thorny crown on my furrowed brow Well, I'd shine in all the tears of joy, yellin' from the crowd I'd want to brainwash some parents, and I'd have the world I'll be in every schoolhouse lecturin' little boys and girls The devil walks among us, friends, I know this is true And I don't know if it's me, and I don't know if it's you But one thing that I know, we need to take a look around If I were the devil, this world would be my playground Mmm Mmm, mmm, mmm For my final act, I'll tell you what'd it'd be I'd have everyone so medicated, they could never see My cloven hooves or horned head would be all disguised And the best part of it all is they'd comply with their demise The devil walks among us, friends, I know this is true And I don't know if it's me, and I don't know if it's you One thing that I know, we need to take a look around If I were the devil, this world would be my playground If I were the devil, this world was mine to see Well, I'd witness all the atrocities, and it'd probably frighten me So I'd run back home with a story to tell I'd tell all my demon friends that I always preferred Hell

Some people never love Some keep a chain of withered hearts Some leave a trail of lovers Like old abandoned cars Me, I've lit a thousand candles Flame of hope at both ends Waiting for someone who Never did come back again Said a prayer And there was you You lay your cool cross Across this blistered heart You turned a light on In a corner that's always been dark You loved me when I was not kind When my soul was fire and ice You pointed out the diamonds That only felt like stones to me Said a prayer And there was you Be the last thing these eyes see When I am called from this earth Be the kiss that testifies Louder than final words Be the air I cling to when I leave Then my final prayer will be One more look, one more taste, one more breath Some people count their money Some people count their friends Some just collect their tears In pillows where all their dreams end Moments are my silver Days are my best companion Years are sweeter than dreams When every one is given To a prayer, and you Be the last thing these eyes see When I am called from this earth Be the kiss that testifies Louder than final words Be the air I cling to when I leave Then my final prayer will be One more look, one more taste, one more breath One more look, one more taste, one more breath

Well, I don't know where I'm goin' And I don't even care But from tomorrow mornin' You won't find me anywhere I'll be gone, long gone You'll be callin' me back girl But I'll be makin' tracks Baby, I'm gone Baby, I'm leaving on the next thing smokin' This time, I'm gone and I ain't jokin' Western, Delta, Continental Amtrak, Greyhound, Avis Rental Well, I don't care where I'm bound Just as long as I'm leaving town, I'll be gone If you think your eyes deceive you And you don't believe your ears While I'm making like Houdini You can watch me disappear I'll be gone, long gone Well, I'll go anywhere Just as long as you're not there Baby, I'm gone Baby, I'm leaving on the next thing smokin' This time, I'm gone and I ain't jokin' Western, Delta, Continental Amtrak, Greyhound, Avis Rental I don't care where I'm bound Just as long as I'm leaving town, baby, I'm gone Well, I don't care where I'm bound Just as long as I'm leaving town, I'll be gone I'll be gone, long gone I'll be gone, long gone Well, I'll be gone, long gone Well, I'll be gone, long gone

Man that smells good! I can't get rich; I can't make a living, But I sure do something for the neighborhood women. I wake up every morning with em knocking at my door; You can't keep 'em waiting when they're begging for more. "Back! Back!" I hollered to my hound, "You're supposed to keep 'em from coming around!" I used to think they were after me But they're just after my recipe, for Good brown gravy, good brown gravy, I said Good brown gravy, Mmm, good brown gravy Well, you can sop it with a biscuit, you can eat it from a pan, You can lick it off your fingers when it's running down your hand. If I could get a backer I could cause a big commotion. I could put it on the market, call it "Biscuit Lotion." "Back! Back!" I hollered to my hound, "You're supposed to keep 'em from coming around!" I used to think they were after me But they're just after my recipe, for Good brown gravy, good brown gravy, I said Good brown gravy, Mmm, good brown gravy Well, Granny told my momma 'bout the power that it had; Good Brown Gravy is the way she got my dad. They tried to get me in the Army, tried to get me in the Navy, Just to get the secret of my good brown gravy. "Back! Back!" I hollered to my hound, "You're supposed to keep 'em from coming around!" I used to think they were after me But they're just after my recipe, for Good brown gravy, good brown gravy, I said Good brown gravy, good brown gravy Good brown gravy, good brown gravy I mean good brown gravy!