Song Description
Sophisticated blues song set to the Big Band swing arrangement of The Pete Moore Orchestra.
| Song Length |
2:48 |
Genre |
Jazz - Big Band, Blues - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Life, General |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
THAT DEVIL HAD A HOLD ON ME
Words & Music by John Ryan
©2005 John Patrick Ryan (ASCAP) Ryanwood Music
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Now that I am older
I can finally see
How far you fall when you loose hold of
Your integrity
Almost sold my soul
For all eternity
Back when that devil had a hold on me
I walked the straight and narrow
Till I strayed the path
Always a straight arrow
Till I bent the shaft
It chills me to the marrow
Thinking how I laughed
Back when that devil had a hold on me
Refrain:
Well, when you run about
Like there?s no tomorrow
Luck's the only friend you'll need
But when your luck runs out
And there's nothing left to borrow
That's when you face reality
One day I awoke
To see my destiny
Laughing at the joke
My life had come to be
That's the day I finally knew
With certainty
How much that devil had a hold on me
Oh yeah, that devil had a hold on me
Refrain:
Well, when you run about
Like there's no tomorrow
Luck's the only friend you'll need
But when your luck runs out
And there's nothing left to borrow
That's when you face reality
I have learned a lesson
Through adversity
And I offer this confession
So that you may see
Not to go a messin'
Where you should'nt be
That's how that devil got a hold on me
Oh yeah, that devil had a hold on me
Oh yeah, that devil had a hold on me!
Copyright ©2005 John Ryan c/o Ryanwood Music (ASCAP)
International Copyright Secured; All Rights Reserved
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