The Devil

from The Devil EP by Luke McCartin

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She said, boy I barely know you
Well girl I think I know you better than yourself
She said, I heard you were a bad man
Don't you listen to the stories find out for yourself and take my hand
Broke her heart, smashed it into little pieces
Fixed it right up then I broke it again
Wrote a love song, sang it looking her in the eyes
Sang it for another and well she was as good as mine

You could call me a bad man
Hell you could call me The Devil
May be that's who I am
I'm not sure who I am
Or you could call me by my name
Been a long time but I can remember
I had the key to the pearly gates of heaven
Oh I was going to heaven

In catholic school they teach you right from wrong
be kind, don't act like some prodigal son
Where did that love go, my caring heart
when did I audition to play Don Draper's part

You could call me a mad man
Hell you could call me The Devil
May be that's who I am
Sure feels like who I am
Or you could call me by my name
Been a long time but I can remember
I had the key to the pearly gates of heaven
Oh I was going to heaven

Hold me tight, I will be by your side tonight
Love me like you will forever
Cause in the morning I'll be gone
knew I wouldn't stay all along
Tricked you into thinking I was better
Oh you still think I'm better...

You should call me a bad man
Call me The Devil
That is who I am
Damn sure that's who I am
Don't you call me by my name
Been such a long time I can't remember
Lost that key, to the pearly gates of heaven
Oh I was going to heaven...

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from The Devil EP, released January 25, 2016

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Luke McCartin Massachusetts

Luke McCartin is a singer/songwriter from Cape Cod now based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His writing is honest and his sound is influenced by artists such as Neil Young, Pinegrove and Phoebe Bridgers, to name a few. He likes long walks by mountain streams and drop D tuning. ... more

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