some of us love to think of life as a game
others are born into royalty and can never behave
some find a freedom locking men in a cage
some priest insisted it's a test of the faith
and only holy devotion can keep the devils away
there's only so much that a man can pray
i saw the footprints in the white of the snow
i counted thousands of hours and i was just a rider alone
18 degrees and 80 miles from home
we built a wall to keep the devils at bay
a distant army was marching through the night and the day
i swore an oath and with my life i would pay
and i could hold my breath for another day
we were surrounded and the ending was near
made it to safety but the devil was here
and i could hold my breath for another day