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There’s blood on the strings and I can’t feel a thing
But tomorrow I know there’ll hell to pay
There’s a woman next to me but nothing is free
So tomorrow I know there’ll be hell to pay

CHORUS
Hell to pay it’s a mighty big cost
When you get what you want but lose what you lost
Hell to pay at the end of the day
It’s a bargain my friend ‘cause in the end
There’ll always be hell to pay

I’m standing on a cliff wanting to step off
If I can’t stop myself there’ll be hell to pay
I’m riding on a train pulling the brake
I don’t know why but I know, there’ll be hell to pay

CHORUS

Hell to pay and it’s almost free when you work out the exchange in currency

I’m looking at pictures and abusing myself
But tomorrow I know there’ll be hell to pay
If I drink an inch of liquor from every bottle
My parents won’t know, but I know there’ll be hell to pay
CHORUS

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from The Practice of Everyday Life, released June 30, 1999
Words and Music by Mark Messerly

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Messerly & Ewing Cincinnati, Ohio

When Mark Messerly and Brian Ewing went on hiatus, it wasn’t even official. Cincy band Wussy kept Messerly busy and Ewing had a similar schedule with Catalog Cowboys. But somehow they still found time to do acoustic gigs. In 2009, the pair resolved to celebrate their 15th year together by adding Sean Rhiney and Bill Donabedian as their backing band and turn up the volume. ... more

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