Originally performed with Scouts Honor, Jared's old band. It was written at rest stops in Ohio and Pennsylvania, while on tour.
lyrics
There came a knockin'. There came a knockin' at her door. There came a knockin' at nearly 3 in the morn'. It was another man in love with her. And, she was frozen, but her bed was warm. Yes, she was frozen with her first love at the door. He had come with a surprise for her, but her surprise was that her bed was already warm. And, she cried, "Please go hide, my Baby. Please go hide, my Baby. I can't have you here. My first love is here. The way he loves me, you ought to be scared." And, Baby said... Yeah, Baby said... Baby said... Yeah, he said, "I don't bow to no devil. I don't bow to no God." And, she said, "I don't bow to no devil. I bow to my first love." But, Baby cried and cried, "There must be a devil between us." And, her Baby's been in love since day one. Yeah, her Baby (had) fallen in love with her song. But her first love (had) come before. So, her Baby lost before he'd even spoke to her. And, she cried, "Please don't cry, my Baby. Please don't cry, my Baby. I can't stand your tears. I can't stand your tears. Got enough weight in my life without you being here." And, Baby said... Yeah, Baby said... Baby said... Yeah, he said, "I don't bow to no devil. I don't bow to no God." And, she said, "I don't bow to no devil. I bow to my first love." But, Baby cried and cried, "There must be a devil between us." Between us. Get to clappin'. Then, she asked her Baby, "Why do you love me, oh, so much? Y'know you'll only bring pain and trouble to the both of us." Then, her Baby said, "When it came, it just was. Now, I ain't afraid of no devil and I ain't afraid of no God. But, I cried and cried, 'There must be a devil between us.'"
credits
from Where Do You Hide Your Love Songs?,
released March 9, 2010
Jared Grabb: guitars, vocals
Justin Miller: bass
Tim VanAutreve, Ben Thorne, Neil Thompson, Mark DeVito: hand claps
Mike Lust: recording
Carl Saff: mastering
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