Run Devil Run

Run devil run toward the rising of the sun
Run devil run away from me
When you hear me coming 'round
You best get out of this town
And if you don't, there'll be hell to pay

Some say they've seen her working
Most just hear in the dead of night
It's a howling in the wind they say
Like it's calling for a fight

She don't come just when you call her
But she'll be there when there's need
'Cause she's there to hunt the devil down
Yea she wants to see him bleed

And she says run devil run
Toward the rising of the sun
Run devil run away from me
When you hear me coming 'round you
Best get out of this town
And if you don't, there'll be hell to pay

Call her prophet, call her priestess
Call her witch or patron saint
But we know Jesus ain't around no more
And there's people needing saved

Don't think God's got any part of it
No holy books or ancient tongues
There's bottle of fire in her hand
And there's fire in her lungs

And she says run devil run
Toward the rising of the sun
Run devil run away from me
When you hear me coming 'round you
Best get out of this town
And if you don't, there'll be hell to pay

Don't know if it's a gift she has
Don't know if it's a curse
Wonder if she's chased the devil down
Since he's come into the world

You'll wonder if you were just dreaming
If you heard some unholy brawl
But you'll feel a presence in your bones
When she comes to make her call

We keep monsters in our storybooks
We hang heroes on our walls
But of the folklore and the fables
She's the tallest tale of all

And she says run devil run toward the rising of the sun
Run devil run away from me
When you hear me coming 'round you
Best get out of this town
She said run, run, run
Run devil run