DARK NIGHT AT THE CROSSROADS

Words and Music by Danny Oertli ' 1994

On a moonlit night in memphis not very long ago
Stood a ragged boy in torn up jeans fresh out on the road
I was leanin' on the fence post as the wind blew into town
A very shady deal was about to go down
The blackness grew much blacker and the moon lost all it's
Shine
I could hear the wind a comin' somewhere from behind
Then the blackness formed a silhouette that had an evil
Smile
He said, "how nice to meet ya, can i talk to ya awhile'"

His eyes lit up like rubys as he flashed his evil grin
And i could feel his arm around me as he slowly pulled me in
Then from underneath a trenchcoat came a paper wrapped in
Twine
And as he looked at me again a chill ran down my spine
He said"boy i can make you famous,i can make them scream for
More
I can give you clothes and fancy cars all of this and more
I only ask one single thing on which i must insist
I'll ask you boy to sign your name right here on this list

Now evil's all around me
I can't break free to hide
They're coming up behind me
I'm trying to survive
I only wish i'd listened before i sold my soul
Now where am i to go (e)
After the crossroads

Now forty years have passed me by since the night i made the
Deal
I've become rich without a care but i don't know what's real
I only know they're comin' and it won't be long from now
Oh, i wish i could get out, but i just don't know how
I sold my soul to him that day and i didn't count the cost
Now all the things i've acquired here, they will soon be lost
So i tell ya boy before you go that there will be a toll
I tell ya boy the toll you pay will surely be your soul

Now evil's all around me
I can't break free to hide
They're coming up behind me
I'm trying to survive
I only wish i'd listened before i sold my soul
Now where am i to go
After the crossroads