From the recording Crossroads
Crossroads is the new and darkly addictive single from multi-award-winning Folk-Americana duo, Tomorrow Bird.
Inspired by the legend of Robert Johnson’s alleged deal with the devil, Crossroads is a cautionary tale of shortcuts, temptation, and irreversible choices…
Woe betide the fool who lets the devil claim his soul.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Every which way from here is such a mess
Where I wind up is anybody’s guess
I got a dollar in my hand and no plan B in my head
So I might hitch a ride with the devil inside instead
Chorus
‘Cause he’s singing
Oooo
I can give you a shortcut and all it costs
You
Is your soul and nothing more
Verse 2
Well, I dig the cut of his gib and I like his song
Is cutting the corner really so damn wrong
If it goes to far, I can renege and run
This is the bit where the devil and me have fun
Chorus
‘Cause he’s singing
Oooo
I can give you a shortcut and all it costs
You
Is your soul and nothing more
Verse 3
Something didn’t feel quite right, but I made it work
I figured it’s just my soul, how could it hurt?
But I got in too deep, now there is no turning back
So I wonder, and I wonder “oh why did I ever do that”
Chorus
But he was singing
Oooo
I can give you a shortcut and all it costs
You Is your soul and nothing more
Chorus
He was singing
Oooo
I can give you a shortcut and all it costs
You
Is your soul and nothing more