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I've seen the devil,
Stared him straight in the eyes.
Danced in his fire on my darkest nights.
Laid in his garden an' I drank his wine.
Slept with temptation to laugh at salvation:
It almost saved me alive.
Oh, I've been there done that, had my thrill:
Ain't goin' back again.
I was the life of every party,
It nearly did me in.
I was the baddest man you've ever seen,
Lord, I wrote the book on sin.
Yeah, I been down that road,
I ain't goin' back again.
I caused more damage than a hurricane.
I broke your heart an' didn't feel a thing. (I walked.)
Then walked away and cursed your name in vain. (Cursed your name.)
But with you as my witness,
You gave me forgiveness,
Now I've got a second chance.
Oh, I've been there done that, had my thrill:
Ain't goin' back again.
I was the life of every party,
It nearly did me in.
I was the baddest man that you've ever seen,
Lord, I wrote the book on sin.
Yeah, I been down that road.
He's knockin' at my door,
Ain't walkin' round here no more.
Been there, done that,
Ain't goin' back again, no!
Instrumental Break.
I was the baddest mother that you've ever seen,
Lord, I wrote the book on sin.
Been there, done that,
Ain't goin' back again.
I was the life of every party,
It nearly did me in.
I was the baddest man that you've ever seen,
Lord, I wrote the book on sin.
Yeah, I been down that road.
I ain't goin' back again,
Oh, no!
Been there, done that.
I was the life of the party, yeah.
(Been there, done that.)
To fade.
- Album:
- Red White & Blue
- Get Right With the Man
- Get right with a man
- My Kind of Country
- Miscellaneous
- Red White & Blue (Live)
- Van Zant II
- Brother to Brother
- Promo Only: Country Radio, April 2005
- Lynyrd Skynyrd Family
- New Music Sampler, Volume 4
- Totally Country, Volume 5
- Rock in Love
- Rock Times, Volume 22: 1997-1998
- Cream of Country, Volume 9
- Promo Only: Country Radio, June 2007
- Rock Is Back
- Promo Only: Country Radio, June 2006
- Promo Only: Country Radio, October 2005
- Family