Music & Lyrics by Toby Soriero
I saw devils dancin’ in the oven
I asked mama what they doin’ that for
She said they just tryin’ to get some lovin’
Now go on and bolt the door
Grandma lit a match and tossed it in
Dropped it in a bowl of water and oil
Made those demons pay for their sins
Lit ‘em up and watched ‘em boil
Burn ‘em up, burn ‘em up
Burn ‘em on up
Light ‘em up, light ‘em up
Light ‘em on up
There were devils dancin’ in the oven
There were preachers prayin’ on the porch
There were angels sleepin’ upstairs at night
The choir sang ‘til dawn
There were angels sleepin’ upstairs at night
They were keepin’ us safe and sound
Those angels were tryin’ with all their might
To keep us all lost and found
Burn ‘em up, burn ‘em up
Burn ‘em on up
Light ‘em up, light ‘em up
Light ‘em on up
There were devils dancin’ in the oven
There were preachers prayin’ on the porch
There were angels sleepin’ upstairs at night
The choir sang ‘til dawn
I saw devils dancin’ in the oven
They were swayin’ side to side
I said mama there’s at least a baker’s dozen
She said go on boy now run and hide
Music & Lyrics by Toby Soriero
Dog Cat Elliot was a dude I used to know
A drunken old man who liked his blow
Couldn’t read or write his name
Didn’t matter much to me, it was all the same
Dog Cat where are you son
Bet you be lookin’ down the barrel of a gun
Said he had a stroke from workin’ in the heat
Invited him to take a seat
Claimed it was hot as hell outside
But I knew his story was a big fat lie
Dog Cat where are you son
Bet your wife said it was one and done
Ya see, that old fool kept a still in the woods
Possum jumped in and burned up real good
Didn’t stop him from drinking that mountain dew
What else for a broken down lush to do
Dog Cat where are you son
Lawman be comin’, you better run
Now one thing I learned a long time ago
Drinkin’ poisoned whisky is a big fat no
It’ll eat up your innards and go straight to your head
Next thing ya know you be sweatin’ in bed
Dog Cat where are you son
Preacher man said you ain’t no nun
And that’s where this miserable tale ends
Dog Cat Elliot, cold and dead
Prostrated himself right there in the grass
Stiff as a board out flat on his ass
Dog Cat where are you son
Sure bet you be havin’ lotsa fun
Music & Lyrics by Toby Soriero
There’s a long road down south a ways, they call it A1A
The pavement's hot, the traffic’s bad, it’s the same most every day
If you walk all the way to the end of the pier, the sunset is the best
No better place to stop and rest, than a bar in old Key West
I stepped inside a crowded room, I thought I’d wait outside
Before I turned she waved me in, I just about nearly died
Her hair was red, she smiled wide, she said her name was Boo
I stayed a while met her friends, what else was I to do
Spent most my life drivin’ lotsa roads, don’t like sittin’ still
Still got plenty of eight tracks left call me over the hill
No regrets, no second thoughts
Losers lose and winners win
Fun was fun but times are changin’
Lovers love and sinners sin
She said she liked to drink a bit, I told her I did too
It grew late the crowd dispersed, the night just really flew
The next day came, my head sure hurt, decided to sleep in
Knew it was a gamble, but I hoped I’d finally win
I knew her ma would surely tell her, girl that man is trash
We made a plan, we’d hit the road, but first we needed cash
A few weeks passed, she seemed unfazed I hoped she still would go
She quit her job, packed a bag and headed for the show
Spent most my life drivin’ lotsa roads, don’t like sittin’ still
Still got plenty of eight tracks left call me over the hill
No regrets, no second thoughts
Losers lose and winners win
Fun was fun but times are changin’
Lovers love and sinners sin
A train was slow, a bus might work, I knew that wouldn’t do
I hot-wired an old Chevy truck, painted powder blue
We made it to the county line, before the sun had set
Now that’s the story I told the kids of how Mom and Dad first met
Spent most my life drivin’ lotsa roads, don’t like sittin’ still
Still got plenty of eight tracks left call me over the hill
No regrets, no second thoughts
Losers lose and winners win
Fun was fun but times are changin’
Lovers love and sinners sin
Music & Lyrics by Toby Soriero
Oh, Carly Jo won’t ya go, go and let me be
Ya see you won’t be here long, not long as me
I’m just stuck in a life, that just ain’t for you, no not for you
It’s been a long time comin’, there’s only one thing to do
Ya tried, tried real hard, to break me from this cage
I fell deeper and deeper, with every turn of the page
It’s a story that’s been told, time after time, a real long time
Just one more before closing, I’m feelin’ just fine
I knew, when you showed up, this might finally end
The sun shined real bright, thought I was on the mend
But I just couldn’t stop, no matter how ya tried, and you sure did try
Even when you sat there, and broke down and cried
My little, long haired angel, you gave me such hope
But I slowly slipped away, I just couldn’t cope
I can’t let you see me, it’s too much to bear, just too much to bear
You’re the only girl ever, that ever did care
Music & Lyrics by Toby Soriero
Dreams began that night in June, 1983
Our hair was long, our cars were fast, we had our MTV
Might’ve been the jokes, the laughs, the way we both loved life
Nothin’ scars you worse than livin’, not the sharpest knife
Thirty-nine short months passed by, it all came to an end
Flyin’ down the road that night, you didn’t see the bend
That winter felt so lost so cold, had nowhere to turn
Who’da known so long ago, how much more we had to learn
I see you in the music, I hear you in the rain
I think about those crazy times, we spent raisin’ Cain
Let’s take a trip and place some bets, down at the Jersey shore
I’ll play a song or two for you
A song for you once more
Think about you every day, think about that ride
Wish I’d been right there with you, right there by your side.
Like a wave upon the ocean blue, I can’t hold back the tears
Not even when I look back so far, back so many years
I see you in the music, I hear you in the rain
I think about those crazy times, we spent raisin’ Cain
Let’s take a trip and place some bets, down at the Jersey shore
I’ll play a song or two for you
A song for you once more
You would’ve soared so high and bright, a bright and shining star
I know you made it all the way, no matter where you are
No one had the sound, the look, the who, what when and why
When I look up, I know you’re there, the rhythm in the sky
I see you in the music, I hear you in the rain
I think about those crazy times, we spent raisin’ Cain
Let’s take a trip and place some bets, down at the Jersey shore
I’ll play a song or two for you
A song for you once more
Every time I sing this song to you, I miss you more and morec.
Music & Lyrics by Toby Soriero
Take, take me down
Momma, take me down
Shake, shake me down
Brother, shake me down
Nothin’ you can say or do
Gonna make me stop feelin’ blue
Take, take me down
Momma, Momma, take me down
Never did a lotta good
Never read the holy book
Lived my life my own way
Watchin’ long nights turn to day
Angels, demons come and go
They’ll take you where you wanna go
Take, take me down
Momma, Momma, take me down
Walpole gonna take my soul
To have and to hold
I’m on my knees hear me shout
I pray to God they let me out
Take, take me down
Momma, take me down
Devil gonna make me pay
Waitin’ round for judgement day
Dark clouds passin’ overhead
Wonder if I’m alive or dead
Take, take me down
Momma, Momma, take me down
Walpole gonna take my soul
To have and to hold
I’m on my knees hear me shout
Gonna pray to God they let me out
Music & Lyrics by Toby Soriero
Thought I’d call you tonight
Oh, I just don’t know
Thought I’d call you tonight
Oh, I just don’t know
Wanna hear your sweet voice
Before it’s time, time to go
It’s been a long, long time
Since I’ve been down, down that road
Been a long, long time
Since I paid that debt I owed
Time to come home
Come home for one last rodeo
Hills are steep
And hard to climb
Poems are sweet
And always rhyme
Regrets in life
Live on, Live on for all time
Now the clouds have all passed
And I don’t, No I don’t see a trace
Sun shinin’ down
Sun shinin’ down, on my face
It’s the same old town
It’s the same, same old place
There ain’t no bright lights
On this old highway
It’s dark and it’s cold
And it’s a cold dark day
And the last stop on this train
Lord, is gonna take me away
Thought I’d call you tonight
Oh, I just don’t know
Thought I’d call you tonight
Oh, I just don’t know
Wanna hear your sweet voice
Oh babe, I love you so
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