This Time You’re Mine

S. Celestini © 2007

There's a devil in the bottle I keep in my car And he teases and he taunts me every time I see that bar That run down honky tonk where we first met As we danced 'tween my first and second set Been a year now since you left me like a dog in the road Every memory I have of you is a worn heavy load Couldn't figure out what put you on the run So I went to Jimmy Jack's and bought this gun And I'm cruising up and down the street where we once planned a life Where nothing meant a damn to me 'cept calling you my wife Now that pistol's in my left hand as I'm swerving cross the line Cause the devil's in my belly singing "This time you're mine" Yeah the devil's in my belly singing "This time you are mine" Tried to lose you in a slurry of whiskey shots and fights But the devil and his henchmen keep you front row in my sight Even tried to give you up to the Lord Left me feelin' downright ragged and ignored All my buddies at the meetings say I got to be a man That the answer to my problem is a simple 12 step plan Well the simple plan don't have a god dam chance When the devil stares you down and says let's dance Chorus Yeah the devil's in my belly singing "This time you are mine"

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