you don t mess around with a man in black you will say something wrong that you can t take back you wll go for a ride in his automobile to a spot in the woods just over the hill no you don t mess around with a man in black you don t fool around with a woman in red you ll wake up alone in a cold barren bed and she ll empty your pockets and tear out your heart and leave you the wounds of a life torn apart no you don t fool around with a woman in red oh you never make deals with a man named doc or you ll have a gun in your hand by twelve o clock neath the sodium lights with your heart in your throat your life won t amount to a bottle of smoke no you never make deals with a man named doc don t bring me your tales of temptation and loss the rags of your dreams your shattered cross you see i ve heard your confession i know just who you blame and if you had it all back you d just lose it again you can t think on redemption if you ain t saved don t tell me your tales of temptation and loss don t bing me the pieces of your shattered cross