All That You Can Stand Lyrics

-- B. Wray, B. Payne, P. Barrere 


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