John Mercy - The ballad of Harry and the Devil Lyrics

Have you heard the ballad of harry and the devil?
They met by the side of the road, where one had dreams and the other had schemes that went around the world and back.
- Was it the crossroads? Was it the crossroads?
Nah, just a beat-up road, where they were at.
Hey little man what is it that you want? Life eternal?
Your heart can't take that much.
And as far as I'm concerned, life's not as fun as you would think...
Maybe the first time 'round, but the second when you settle for someone you became everybody fades and you're the stranger in the room.
And everybody loves a stranger.
No, no, no. You've got the wrong idea: take a walk in my shoes.
See that long-haired Girl, looking right back?
I need your place to keep her like that. Her eyes pulled him in.
Beneath Harry's face, the devil wept: you can take my place, you can keep your soul, but lay off of your shoes and leave it like that.
Then he went out dreaming of that long-haired girl, that flash in the pan.
And while he was dreaming, that long-haired girl called his name and then desire drove him mad when she faded from the room.
The demons of love, he mumbled, made a fool out of me.
The king of the underground, who never lost a deal.
But there's a man who's walking in my shoes, with a soul that was mine because I, the king of the underground, couldn't tell a blade from a kiss.
Then he went out dreaming of that long-haired girl, that flash in the pan.
And while he was dreaming, that long-haired girl called his name and then desire drove him mad when she faded from the room.
Then I went out dreaming of that long-haired girl, my flash in the pan. And while I was dreaming, that long-haired girl called his name and then desire drove me mad.
My desire drove me mad.
My desire, my my my.