C'mon down to the old stone mountain, see just where I've been I braved the nights and the ancient rites to find my next of kin And there's hell to pay in the world Today, but the devil will be your friend There's hell to pay in the world Today, but the devil will be your friend Burnin' daylight, burnin' daylight fast Burnin' daylight, burnin' daylight fast People cry and people moan, the witches, they burn their sage But the thing that gets me every time, is the dawning of the age The sand runs low in the hourglass, dark master turns the page As the bell tolls twelve in the Village square like a wild bird in its cage Burnin' daylight, burnin' daylight fast Burnin' daylight, burnin' daylight fast