Hell Changed the Locks
Hell Calls Me
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Hell Changed the Locks
[Verse 1]
I walked that highway made of ash and smoke
Bootheels draggin’, ribs near broke
Had a bottle of rye and a bloodshot grin
Thought the Devil might still let me in
But the fire was dim where the black gates stood
A sign nailed up in splintered wood
Said:
“NO VACANCY FOR THE DAMNED LIKE YOU”
Lord, I laughed… but it was true
[Chorus — Big Sing Along]
HELL CHANGED THE LOCKS!
And the Devil killed the key
HELL CHANGED THE LOCKS!
Said there ain’t no room for me
He barred those gates with iron and flame
Spat cigar smoke and cursed my name
Said:
“Boy, you don’t belong here anymore…”
HELL CHANGED THE LOCKS!
Now I’m wanderin’ from door to door
[Verse 2]
I said, “Lucifer, man, we go way back
I raised plenty Hell on your railroad tracks”
He just sighed and tipped his hat
Said, “Son… you ain’t the same as that”
“Used to burn like a fevered sun
Now you stop when the hurting’s done
Can’t have mercy in the house below
So there’s one last place for you to go…”
[Chorus — Louder]
HELL CHANGED THE LOCKS!
And the chains won’t set me free
HELL CHANGED THE LOCKS!
Now Heaven won’t look at me
The angels slam their windows tight
The demons laugh all through the night
And the Devil said:
“You don’t belong here anymore…”
HELL CHANGED THE LOCKS!
So I sleep out in the storm
[Bridge — Slow, Bluesy Breakdown]
Now every town’s another sin
Another bar I can’t fit in
Folks see smoke behind my eyes
Like they know what I survived
I ain’t good…
But I ain’t gone…
Just too far dead to move along
[Final Chorus — Crowd Singing]
HELL CHANGED THE LOCKS!
Yeah the old red bastard lied
HELL CHANGED THE LOCKS!
Said even Hell’s got rules inside
So if you hear that midnight knock
And smell sulfur round the clock
Don’t ask me what I’m searching for…
’Cause Hell changed the locks…
And I don’t live there anymore
[Outro — Fading Guitar & Harmonica]
No…
I don’t live there anymore…
(soft crowd repeat)
Hell changed the locks…
Hell changed the locks…