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You Better Get To Heaven Before The Devil Knows You're Dead

by The Great Simones

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Desert Road 03:59
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We're at war, we're at war We're at war, once more With the rising of the sun I pick up my six shooter gun I'm a wanted man I'm an outlaw on the run I don't know the reason why?! The Devil wants me, so bad to die As I ride out onto The open plain As I ride out onto The open plains With my family on my mind They we're killed By the murderous kind And the Devil soon becoming For this soul of mine But the deed aint yet done I still got bullets in my gun And I'm gonna keep one in the chamber For when the devil come I'm gonna keep one in the chamber For when the Devil come Oh eh oh eh oh... As my body lay there cold I told the Devil He could take my soul If I could seek my vengance Down on Tumbleweed Row (I have evil on my mind I'm an evil of a kind I have evil on my mind x2) I have evil on my mind Oh eh oh eh oh... Oh the fighting's nearly over The Devil no longer reigns For he's out there dying On the expend plain On the open plains As sun comes down over the valley And the red sea of sand A new evil reigns As darkness takes over the land.
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I went down to the graveyard, For an old friend I see, I went down to the graveyard, Grandma, Pa and me. Oh a time is a passing, More have passed on I see, Passed on just like you, When you were young and free. Oh an escalating nightmare, Envisioned from hell, I never thought i'd hear the ringing, Of your dying bell, Oh i'll take on the Devil, And i'll take on thy Lord, For this is my vengance, Yea this is my word For this is my vengance, Yea this is my word.
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To his son he was a stranger In the valley that was bleeding He tried to be his friend When a daddy he was needing (You better get to heaven Before the devil knows you're dead) x2) Some say his Daddy Ain't got no use in breathing How can you love someone When.you don't know them When you're leaving (you better get to heaven Before the Devil knows you're dead) x2) I'll be waiting for him, everyday Oh I've been waiting a long time To.see.your sorry ass again Every God damn day I waited down there For that train to come Thinking about what I'm gonna do or say When I look him in the eye When one day, old a grey There he stood He looked right at me and said son I'm sorry for walking out on yall ya here But somethings you just don't understand! Understand this is said And I stabbed that cocksucker Right in the heart And with his last dying breath to me He said hey son You're more like your daddy than you think I just smiled and I said You better get to heaven now ya here Before that Devil knows you're dead I'm sorry Dad, I told him you were coming.
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Memory Lane 05:00
I'm gonna tell you son I'm gonna tell you son Gonna tell you something Gonna make a you run You remember that night Your mama died? I'm gonna tell you now That, that weren't no suicide She came out of that mine That mine she came Upon this family Your mother brought great shame She came out with ol' Stoney She came with ol' Stone We'll I shot him down And I brought your mama on home Oh the diamonds reign Oh the diamonds reign Oh the rained on us that night Out in the memory lane Oh I lay her down By the fireside Then I strung her up Made it look like suicide Oh I loved your mam's And I love you the same Now pick up that gun And honour your family name Oh I did what I had to do You gotta do the same I live you son Butility don't let those diamonds Reign (Oh the diamonds reign Oh the diamonds reign Oh theyes rained on us that night Out in memory lane x2) Oh they ra9ned on us that night Out in memory lane

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The Great Simones are a sensational alternative rock and folk band that hail out of Navan, Ireland. They shine out magnificently with a ‘romping & stomping’ music platform that combines genre elements of alternative, folk, blues, Americana and celtic rock charms. The energy was nothing short of radiant rock splendour and the overall musicianship heard throughout had a fantastic high-flying edge with a vibrantly rocking mighty vibe. I could ‘without question’ see rock music appreciators around the globe taking a huge liking to these true talents, really ‘roaring’ listen here!

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released February 4, 2016

Recorded and mixed by: Graham Byrne
Produced by: Barry McAuley, Brendan Kelly and Graham Byrne
Recorded in: Sun, Apollo and Elektra Studios, Temple Bar, Dublin.
Master: Fergal Davis: Inbetween Days, Devils Playground and You Better Get To Heaven Before The Devil Knows You're Dead.

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The Great Simones are an Alternative, Folk and Americana band from Navan.
Championed by Radio Nova, Playing with the likes of Alabama 3, Don Baker, The Lost Brothers, Squeeze and The Riptide Movement are a blend of many musical styles that can not be defined to one genre. A musical journey that needs to be boarded. ... more

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