i ve been down with a broken heart since the day i learned to speak the devil gave me a crooked start when he gave me crooked feet but gabriel don came to me and kissed me in my sleep and i ll be singing like and angel until i m six feet deep i found myself an omen and i tattoed on a sign i set my mind to wandering and i walk a broken line you have a mind to keep me quiet and although you can try better men have hit their knees and bigger men have died i m gonna raise raise hell there s a story no one tells you gotta raise raise hell go on and ring that bell you came upon a lightning strike and eyes of bright clear blue i took a tie from around my neck and gave my heart to you i sent my love accross the sea and though i didn t cry that voice will haunt my every dream until the day i die i m gonna raise raise hell there s a story no one tells you gotta raise raise hell go on and ring that bell i dug a hole inside my heart to put you in your grave at this point it was you and me and mama didn t raise no slave you took my face in both your hands and looked me in the eye and i went down with such a force that in your grave i lay i m gonna raise raise hell there s a story no one s telling you gotta raise raise hell go on and ring that bell go on and ring that bell go on and ring that bell go on and ring that bell