If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)

Album: If You're Going Through Hell (2006)
Charted: 33
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  • Well, you know those times when you feel like there's a sign there on your back
    Says I don't mind if ya kick me seems like everybody has
    Things go from bad to worse, you'd think they can't get worse than that
    And then they do

    You step off the straight and narrow and you don't know where you are
    Use the needle of your compass to sew up your broken heart
    Ask directions from a genie in a bottle of Jim Beam
    And she lies to you
    That's when you learn the truth

    If you're going through hell
    Keep on going, don't slow down
    If you're scared, don't show it
    You might get out before the devil even knows you're there

    Well, I been deep down in that darkness I been down to my last match
    Felt a hundred different demons breathing fire down my back
    And I knew that if I stumbled I'd fall right into the trap
    That they were laying, yeah

    But the good news is there's angels everywhere out on the street
    Holding out a hand to pull you back upon your feet
    The one's that you been dragging for so long you're on your knees
    You might as well be praying
    Guess what I'm saying

    If you're going through hell
    Keep on going, don't slow down
    If you're scared, don't show it
    You might get out before the devil even knows you're there

    Yeah, if you're going through hell
    Keep on moving, face that fire
    Walk right through it
    You might get out before the devil even knows you're there

    If you're going through hell
    Keep on going, don't slow down
    If you're scared, don't show it
    You might get out before the devil even knows you're there

    Yeah, if you're going through hell
    Keep on moving, face that fire
    Walk right through it
    You might get out before the devil even knows you're there
    Yeah, you might get out before the devil even knows you're there, yeah Writer/s: Annie Tate, Dave Berg, Sam Tate
    Publisher: Bluewater Music Corp., Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Spirit Music Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Henry W Taylor Jr from Bessemer City N.c.Dam good song for Vietnam Vet We went through hell
  • Camille from Toronto, OhUh, if there's ever a song with universal lyrics that everyone on the planet can relate to, this is it. You can't get better than this. Here's a kick-ass song to help you power through all the crap life throws your way.
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