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Foot of Pride

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Foot of Pride

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Like the lion tears the flesh off of a manSo can a woman who passes herself off as a maleThey sang "Danny Boy" at his funeral and the Lord's PrayerPreacher talking 'bout Christ betrayedIt's like the earth just opened and swallowed him upHe reached too high, was thrown back to the groundYou know what they say about bein' nice to the right people on the way upSooner or later you gonna meet them comin' downWell, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come downAin't no goin' backHear ya got a brother named James, don't forget faces or namesSunken cheeks and his blood is mixedHe looked straight into the sun and said revenge is mineBut he drinks, and drinks can be fixedSing me one more song, about ya love me to the moon and the strangerAnd your fall by the sword love affair with Erroll Flynnin these times of compassion when conformity's in fashionSay one more stupid thing to me before the final nail is driven in.Well, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come downAin't no goin' backThere's a retired businessman named Red, cast down from heaven and he's out of his headHe feeds off of everyone that he can touchHe said he only deals in cash or sells tickets to a plane crashHe's not somebody that you play around with muchMiss Delilah is his, a Philistine is what she isShe'll do wondrous works with your fateFeed you coconut bread, spice buns in your bedIf you don't mind sleepin' with your head face down in a grave.Well, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come downAin't no goin' backWell they'll choose a man for you to meet tonightYou'll play the fool and learn how to walk through doorsHow to enter into the gates of paradiseNo, how to carry a burden too heavy to be yoursYeah, from the stage they'll be tryin' to get water outta rocksA whore will pass the hat, collect a hundred grand and say thanksThey like to take all this money from sin, build big universities to study inSing "Amazing Grace" all the way to the Swiss banksWell, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come downAin't no goin' backThey got some beautiful people out there, manThey can be a terror to your mind and show you how to hold your tongueThey got mystery written all over their foreheadThey kill babies in the crib and say only the good die youngThey don't believe in mercyJudgment on them is something that you'll never seeThey can exalt you up or bring you down main routeTurn you into anything that they want you to beWell, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come downAin't no goin' backYes, I guess I loved him tooI can still see him in my mind climbin' that hillDid he make it to the top, well he probably did and droppedStruck down by the strength of the willAin't nothin' left here partner, just the dust of a plague that has left this whole town afraidFrom now on, this'll be where you're fromLet the dead bury the dead. Your time will comeLet hot iron blow as he raised the shadeWell, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come downAin't no goin' back
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