From the recording Ashland Avenue
Lyrics
You got a troubled soul
You got a worried mind
You’re down in a hole
And you’re runnin’ out of time
You say you’re gonna fight it
But you’re gonna take it on the nose
I know you don’t like it
But that’s the way it goes
Chorus: You keep on talkin’ like a big boss man
You try to get around it anyway you can
You think you’ll drink a little then you drink a little more
When the devil come knockin’, better let Jesus get the door
The good book says
You gotta do right
All the way from Sunday morning
On to Saturday night
Then it gets to feelin’
Like a heavy load
And how could anybody
Hold it in the road
Chorus: You keep on talkin’ like a big boss man
You try to get around it anyway you can
You thought no one was watching and nobody keeping score
Now when the devil comes knockin’, you better let Jesus get the door
Bridge: When the devil has a man in the palm of his hand
He don’t even think of letting go
You know you need a prayer and you’re looking everywhere
For anyone to save your soul
Chorus: You keep on talkin’ like a big boss man
You try to get around it any way you can
You think you’ll drink a little then you drink a lot more
You keep on talkin’ like a big boss man, you try to get around it any way you
can
You think you’ll cheat a little then you cheat a little more
When the devil come knockin’ better let Jesus get the door
Words and Music: Michael Lille - Downstream Lean Music / BMI
Tom Kimmel - Morrissette Music / ASCAP