The Ballad of Satan’s Bride

No, I didn't know what day it was On the night dear Sonny died For he left a hole here on the earth That no man could ever survive It was said he'd found the deepest love It was said that many had envy For the fair Rebecca was his bride For the tender feelings they shared easily They shared easily Have you left the door to Satan open Has he come back from the hereafter? To steal your love and happiness To grind you to dust and laughter So strong a man to go that way Without her by his side They were only married a couple of months She held his hand, he took the slide He took the slide Oh, the V10 Titan's a mean machine On the blacktop and Firestone When it hurled his body through the air Like Orion running from the throne Missing all the airbags The glass, the seatbelt gauges They swept him from the highway there Cleaned off of his shards and pages Shards and pages Oh, her heart was heavy with dark grief When she went down to the bar And met a drunken troubadour And fell into his arms In her shame one night she felt him Right beside her sleeping She woke to find a stranger's arms About her and began weeping Began weeping That's it