Face To Face

Album: The Chase (1992)
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  • There was a bad boy in the school yard
    Waited on you every day
    Seemed like every time you turned around
    Well he was standin' in your way

    Well he broke your glasses
    The girls all laughed
    As he pushed you to the floor
    But then you stood up one day knowin'

    You couldn't stand it anymore
    And your gentle hand was finally clenched in rage
    You were face to face

    Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin'
    Eye to eye finally has arrived
    But bad as it was, well now brother wasn't it better
    Dealin' with him face to face

    Your date showed up with flowers
    And you thought your dreams had come
    But with every passing hour
    You felt it come undone

    Then the night exploded and you begged him no
    But he forever changed your life
    And now he waits a judge and jury
    Thinkin' you'll break down inside

    And with a finger you can put his fists away
    And you're face to face

    Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin'
    Eye to eye finally has arrived
    But bad as it was, well little sister wasn't it better
    Dealin' with him face to face

    'Cause it'll never go away
    Until the fear that you are runnin' from is finally embraced

    Drivin' by the grave yard
    On a wicked winter's eve
    And you're wonderin' why a man of faith
    Is whistlin' nervously

    Then you stop the car
    And you hold your heart
    'Cause you finally realize
    Hell, the devil ain't in the darkness

    He's a'rattlin' 'round inside
    And with folded hands you truly start to pray
    And you're face to face

    Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin'
    Eye to eye finally has arrived
    But bad as it was, well now brother wasn't it better
    Dealin' with him face to face

    'Cause it'll never go away
    Until the fear that you are runnin' from is finally embraced
    Face to face Writer/s: TONY ARATA
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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