(Em)The old woman finally caught me
(Am)Sneakin' round her cave
Her hair looked just like barbwire boys
And her smile just like the (Em)grave
She asked me could I stay awhile
I (Am)said I'd better go
She slid her arm around my neck
And sweetly whispered (Em)no
(Em)It's cold and dark and lonely here
(Am)as soon enough you'll see
I'm oh so glad you stumbled in
I've been cravin' (Em)company
I cannot stay too long you know
I (Am)left some friends at home
Don't you fret about your friends
Down here we're all (Em)alone
(Em)What about my mother
(Am)I can't just leave her there to mourn
You don't have to think about her
Just forget you were ever (Em)born
I'll disappoint my father
you (Am)know he worked so hard for me
If you have to pay your father back
Just send him some (Em)misery
(Em)I'll miss, I said, a girl I know
(Am)I can't just leave there to pine
she's still got plenty of men to go
I'm sure she'll do just (Em)fine
What about my little boy
She (Am)said, he's just like you
Let a few short years roll by
He'll end up down here (Em)too
(Em)Then her pale green eyes began to glow
(Am)she placed her hand on mine
she smiled and said don't worry
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you'll get used to me in (Em)time
As her cold tongue flickered toward
I (Am)spun myself around
made a dive for the passageway
but the walls come crashing (Em)down
(Em)Now her eyes were the only light
(Am)my fevered brain could see
but I tore myself away from them
and fell down to my (Em)knees
I've come too far, I can't get back
I (Am)beseeched the Gods of men
fame and fortune just laughed at me
then silence once (Em)again
A whisper deep within
embrace the God of Love
I lifted my face and through the tears
I saw light fall from (Em)above
(Em)I hurled myself into the wall
(Am)I ripped and clawed my way
through the stinkin', clingin' loam
back to the light of (Em)day
I crawled out into the wind again
the (Am)sky upon my face
I heard the earth sigh patiently
as it slid back into (Em)place
(Em)Now I'm back among the ones I love
(Am)I'm loved by them in turn
and it's only on the darkest night
that green eyed memory (Em)burns
So walk my friends, in the light of day
don't (Am)go sneakin' 'round no holes
there just might be something down there
wants to gobble up your (Em)soul
