(Em)The old woman finally caught me 
(Am)Sneakin' round her cave 
Her hair looked just like barbwire boys 
And her smile just like the (Em)grave 
She asked me could I stay awhile 
I (Am)said I'd better go 
She slid her arm around my neck 
And sweetly whispered (Em)no 
 
(Em)It's cold and dark and lonely here 
(Am)as soon enough you'll see 
I'm oh so glad you stumbled in 
I've been cravin' (Em)company 
I cannot stay too long you know 
I (Am)left some friends at home 
Don't you fret about your friends 
Down here we're all (Em)alone 
 
(Em)What about my mother 
(Am)I can't just leave her there to mourn 
You don't have to think about her 
Just forget you were ever (Em)born 
I'll disappoint my father 
you (Am)know he worked so hard for me 
If you have to pay your father back 
Just send him some (Em)misery 
 
(Em)I'll miss, I said, a girl I know 
(Am)I can't just leave there to pine 
she's still got plenty of men to go 
I'm sure she'll do just (Em)fine 
What about my little boy 
She (Am)said, he's just like you 
Let a few short years roll by 
He'll end up down here (Em)too 
 
(Em)Then her pale green eyes began to glow 
(Am)she placed her hand on mine 
she smiled and said don't worry 
you'll get used to me in (Em)time 
As her cold tongue flickered toward 
I (Am)spun myself around 
made a dive for the passageway 
but the walls come crashing (Em)down 
 
(Em)Now her eyes were the only light 
(Am)my fevered brain could see 
but I tore myself away from them 
and fell down to my (Em)knees 
I've come too far, I can't get back 
I (Am)beseeched the Gods of men 
fame and fortune just laughed at me 
then silence once (Em)again 
 
A whisper deep within 
embrace the God of Love 
I lifted my face and through the tears 
I saw light fall from (Em)above 
 
(Em)I hurled myself into the wall 
(Am)I ripped and clawed my way 
through the stinkin', clingin' loam 
back to the light of (Em)day 
I crawled out into the wind again 
the (Am)sky upon my face 
I heard the earth sigh patiently 
as it slid back into (Em)place 
 
(Em)Now I'm back among the ones I love 
(Am)I'm loved by them in turn 
and it's only on the darkest night 
that green eyed memory (Em)burns 
So walk my friends, in the light of day 
don't (Am)go sneakin' 'round no holes 
there just might be something down there 
wants to gobble up your (Em)soul