Devil's Back
(Rich Mullins)
You were lookin' 'bout as down as a demon on his birthday wishin' he was never borned.
You were sneakin' around like a moss that creeps up a stone stairway,
Looked about as tattered as a sail on a ship in a six week storm.
And, yet you say you want another way. You say you want to be restored.
But, still you're playin' the games you play and hankerin' with your ouija board.
You were lookin' 'bout as sly as a rapist in the shadows waiting to entertain some angel unaware.
You had that look in your eyes like a coldness that a rat knows
When he's caught, and he rots in a gutter with his food in a snare.
And, yet you say you want a better way. Or is it that you're just gettin' bored?
I'm tired of playin' all those games you play. But, don't play around with the Lord!
Don't you know you can't break that devil's back steppin' on sidewalk cracks?
You can't buy salvation at the 5 and 10. You can't get away from Satan in a hot corvette.
You can't climb to Heaven in a private jet. You gotta kick the devil out and let the Savior in.
You can't go dancin' in your daddy's suits. You can't go mountain climbin' in your go-go boots.
You can't walk a tight rope in water ski's.
And, anything you ever want to do in this life, first of all you've got to get the keys!
Don't you know, you can't break that devil's back steppin' on sidewalk cracks.
You can't buy salvation at the 5 and 10. You can't get away from Satan in a hot corvette.
You can't climb to Heaven in a private jet. You gotta kick the devil out and let the Savior in.
..Break that devil's back steppin' on sidewalk cracks.
You can't buy salvation at the 5 and 10. You can't get away from Satan in a hot corvette.
You can't climb to Heaven in a private jet. You gotta kick the devil out and let the Savior in.
And, if you want to skydive, you'll need a parachute.
Don't you know you can't have your cookies, babe, and eat 'em, too.
And, if you want to play piano, gotta learn how to hit the keys.
And, if you want to learn how to live your life right, well, the first place to get is on your knees!
Don't you know you can't break that devil's back steppin' on sidewalk cracks.
You can't buy salvation at the 5 and 10.
You can't get away from Satan in a hot corvette. You can't climb to Heaven in a private jet.
You gotta kick the devil out and let the Savior in.
You got to kick the devil out. And, let the Savior in.
©richmullinsongs
