Barrre-Payne-Wray Might be a story you read in a book 'Bout a irl who drank from the devil's cup Might be someone you know so well Just might be me, you never can tell Le dame Laveau burning at the stake You're the hero, but just a little bit too late Might be you, might be me Might be some gris gris that you just can't see Spirits in the bedroom Candles in the hall Shadows on the ceiling Don't answer the call I'm gonna take you back I'm gonna take you way back And give you All that you can stand I'm gonna give you All that you can stand Fires off the coast of Martinique Stories you've heard, you dare not speak Down on a rampart, you don't go alone Might be an angel of mercy Might be a black cat bone Echoes in the stairwell Curtains start to blow Sugar, Honey, a touch of steel There's something you should know I'm gonna take you back I'm gonna take you way back And give you All that you can stand I'm gonna give you All that you can stand Dance Colinda on St. John's eve Bells on her ankles Makes you believe Good time dresses on Lake Pontchatrain A vision in the rain Spirits in the bedroom Candles in the hall Shadows on the ceiling Don't answer the call I'm gonna take you back I'm gonna take you way back And give you All that you can stand I'm gonna give you All that you can stand