give an inch you take a mile bend the truth you crack a lie never see these tears if you can t play nice steady hands are shaking tight skipping stones through broken light eyes that burn like cherry s in the cold hard night hush little darling don t you cry poppa s gonna make that jailbird fly run for your life it s almost closing time jaws are waiting on the rising tide hush little darling don t you cry poppa s gonna make that jailbird fly i m on my way back to the promised land just couldn t satisfy oh lucifer son of the morning star lucifer just won t let me be lucifer son of the morning star lucifer just won t let me be burning tears of dirty rage back and forth pacing in the lion s cage morning star are you ever gonna fall from grace wicked ways your trying to play beg and plead but you can t save face choking on the ashes of a cold bitter flame hush little darling don t you cry poppa s gonna make that jailbird fly run for your life it s almost closing time jaws are waiting on the rising tide hush little darling don t you cry poppa s gonna make that jailbird fly i m on my way back to the promised land just couldn t satisfy oh lucifer son of the morning star lucifer just won t let me be lucifer son of the morning star lucifer just won t let me be give an inch you take a mile bend the truth you crack a lie never see these tears if you can t play nice steady hands are shaking tight skipping stones through broken light eyes that burn like cherry s in the cold hard night hush little darling don t you cry poppa s gonna make that jailbird fly run for your life it s almost closing time jaws are waiting on the rising tide hush little darling don t you cry poppa s gonna make that jailbird fly i m on my way back to the promised land just couldn t satisfy oh lucifer son of the morning star lucifer just won t let me be lucifer son of the morning star lucifer just won t let me be