Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Hell
Burning, now I bring you hell
Oh burning, now I bring you hell
Lead me tonight
When the warnings said leave a shudder upon you
Running from all that you feared in your life
Soul of the night
When the sun mislead, paint a horror upon you
Marking the moment, displaying in my ghost of a life
And I can't condone the way you left me out in the open
To leave me to die
So how can I forget the way you led me through the path into heaven
To leave me behind?
Now I can't stay behind
Save me, from wreaking my vengeance upon you
To killing more than I can tell
Burning, now I bring you hell
Oh, burning, now I bring you hell
Free me tonight
Lest the animal, caged, be a terror upon you
Caught in the moment, engaging in my bloodlust tonight
Now I can't control my venom's flow
Get back from me demon, or be exorcised
Now I can't stay behind
Save me, from wreaking my vengeance upon you
To killing more than I can tell
Burning, now I bring you hell
All my emotion and all my integrity
All that you've taken from me
All my emotion and all my integrity
All that you've taken from me
Now I can't stay behind
Save me, from wreaking my vengeance upon you
To killing more than I can tell
Soul of the night, I know
Now I can't stay behind
Save me, from wreaking my vengeance upon you
To killing more than I can tell
Burning, now I bring you hell
Oh, burning, now I bring you hell
Oh, burning, now I bring you hell
Burning, now I bring you hell
Oh burning, now I bring you hell
Lead me tonight
When the warnings said leave a shudder upon you
Running from all that you feared in your life
Soul of the night
When the sun mislead, paint a horror upon you
Marking the moment, displaying in my ghost of a life
And I can't condone the way you left me out in the open
To leave me to die
So how can I forget the way you led me through the path into heaven
To leave me behind?
Now I can't stay behind
Save me, from wreaking my vengeance upon you
To killing more than I can tell
Burning, now I bring you hell
Oh, burning, now I bring you hell
Free me tonight
Lest the animal, caged, be a terror upon you
Caught in the moment, engaging in my bloodlust tonight
Now I can't control my venom's flow
Get back from me demon, or be exorcised
Now I can't stay behind
Save me, from wreaking my vengeance upon you
To killing more than I can tell
Burning, now I bring you hell
All my emotion and all my integrity
All that you've taken from me
All my emotion and all my integrity
All that you've taken from me
Now I can't stay behind
Save me, from wreaking my vengeance upon you
To killing more than I can tell
Soul of the night, I know
Now I can't stay behind
Save me, from wreaking my vengeance upon you
To killing more than I can tell
Burning, now I bring you hell
Oh, burning, now I bring you hell
Oh, burning, now I bring you hell
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