A Taste Of Misery

A Taste Of Misery

One day the devil came up to me
And promised me a taste of misery
I said to the devil keep your curse to yourself
I still got a life to live
And I still got a lot to give

The first thing the devil did was take my farm
So I had to go out and sleep rough in a barn
And then the devil struck me with disease
And endless nightmares
I was thinking about suicide
And then I had no more place to hide

I had nothin’ left to do but hit the road
And when I reached the city I saw the sky explode
And I saw the devil’s face in all the smoke and all the debris
And so many people died
I rushed to the other side

The next thing he did was send me off to war
But it was hard to say what this war was for
It was fought in a land where no real language was spoken
Just hundreds of hired hands
All brought under one command

Then finally the devil came up to me
And promised me the end of misery
But I was so worn out and said I couldn’t care less
I have no more life to live
And I got nothin’ left to give …