Story Behind The Song

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Song Description

Hardworking family can't make ends meet, starts playing Poker becomes obsessed by the devil, ends up in the gutter, he's lost everything, family/money etc., God steps in, the devil is beaten and the guy gets a second chance to make it up to his famly again...inspirational!

Lyrics

THE DEVIL KEPT ON LAUGHING
© LYRICS AND MUSIC BY VAL FAY (BMI)
INTRO:

VERSE (ONE):
WHEN GREED BECAME MY NEW FOUND FRIEND
THINGS GOT REALLY BAD
I STARTED WANTING MORE AND MORE OF THINGS I'D NEVER HAD
I'D ALWAYS WORKED SO HARD FOR ALL OUR NEEDS
BUT NEVER MADE BIG BUCKS
SO I TOOK TO PLAYING POKER, HAD AN AFFAIR WITH LADY LUCK
OH THAT GREAT MISTRESS TEMPTED ME SHE SMILED AND WALKED RIGHT PASSED
IN HER PLACE THE DEVILS FACE AND ALL HE DID WAS LAUGH

CHORUS:
I TOOK TO DRINKING AND TO LYING, I DROVE AWAY MY WIFE
IHIT A DOWNWARD SPIRAL AND LOST MY WAY IN LIFE I GAMBLED
EVERYTHING I OWNED, THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO SELL
I'D BEEN ON A ROLLER COASTER THAT HAD TAKEN ME TO HELL
AND THE DEVIL KEPT ON LAUGHING INVITING ME TO STAY
YEAH THE DEVIL KEPT ON LAUGHING N' AND I COULDN'T TURN AWAY

INSTRUMENTAL:

VERSE (TWO):
I FOUND MYSELF IN THE GUTTER HOW I GOT THERE WASN'T CLEAR
I HEARD A VOICE SAY "DADDY WHY ARE YOU LYING HERE"
WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW MY BOY AND WITH HIM MY DEAR WIFE
AT THAT MOMENT I REALISED I'D LOST CONTROL OF LIFE
NOW I THANK GOD FOR SAVING ME AND BRINGING ME IN FROM THE RAIN
I'LL MAKE IT UP TO MY FAMILY FOR THIS CHANCE TO START AGAIN

CHORUS:
I'D BEEN DRINKING AND I'D BEEN LYING AND DROVE AWAY MY WIFE
I'D HIT A DOWNWARD SPIRAL AND LOST CONTROL OF LIFE I'D GAMBLED
EVERYTHING I OWNED THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO SELL
I'D BEEN ON A ROLLER COASTER THAT HAD TAKEN ME TO HELL
AND THE DEVIL KEPT ON LAUGHING INVITING ME TO STAY
THE DEVIL KEPT ON LAUGHING BUT GOD GOT IN HIS WAY
YES, THE DEVIL KEPT ON LAUGHING BUT GOD GOT IN HIS WAY