I was lost down a country road
The stars were hiding the wind had slowed
Through the fog I saw her light
A cabin glowing in the night
Her door creaked open I stepped inside
She said "Son fate's too wild to hide"
With a crooked smile she pulled her cards
"Let's see what's written in your stars"
She said "There's a shadow in your heart
And a fire that'll tear you apart
Love's gonna burn but it won't be yours
Betrayal's knocking on your door"
In the silence of the Georgia pines
I feared the gypsy's dark designs
She laid out cards of black and red
And told me things I'd left unsaid
"Your closest friend wears a crooked grin
And your lover's heart is stained with sin"
I felt my chest grow cold as ice
Like she was reading my darkest vice
With every word I lost my breath
That gypsy whispered love and death
She said "There's a shadow in your heart
And a fire that'll tear you apart
Love's gonna burn but it won't be yours
Betrayal's knocking on your door"
In the silence of the Georgia pines
I feared the gypsy's dark designs
I left her cabin in the dead of night
With those warnings burning bright
Now I see the truth in every lie
And the love I had has said goodbye
In the moonlit haze I can still recall
The gypsy's voice her final call:
"Run from the flames or you'll be blind
Beware the gypsy in the pines"
