Down At the Crossroads

Let me tell you a story, it's been told a hundred times
 I think Robert Johnson was the first man to strike a deal and sign the dotted line
 It's about a boy, becoming a man, learning what it's like to lose
 Everything he had he was willing to trade for a lifetime of women and booze
 He went west of the river, following the railroad tracks
 He was looking for an evil dealer; you know there ain't no turning back
 Welcome to the crossroads, bargain with your soul
 Down at the crossroads, it's all for rock 'n' roll
 He got a funny feeling, felt like somebody watching him
 Out came a man in a three piece suit with a friendly crocodile grin
 He said "Sign on the line and your dreams will come true"
 Signed it and the paper burned
 "Think of this as a favour to you but one day I'll want a favour in return"
 He went back to the city, became a singer in a band
 Got a record deal he was sitting pretty, everything was going to plan
 Welcome to the crossroads, bargain with your soul
 Down at the crossroads, it's all for rock 'n' roll
 Fame and fortune come so easily
 Now I have got such a bad case of insatiable greed
 I don't think that life could get any better than this
 All because a deal was made at the crossroads in Memphis
 So twenty years passed, forgot about the covenant made
 Until a man knocked on his mansion door, dressed in a tailored suit of Suede
 The man had a familiar style; he had the smile of a crocodile
 He held a contract and said "It is time to go to hell because your soul is mine"
 So that completes the story of our tragic hero's demise
 Can you work out where we learnt to sing? We can be your tour guides
 And take you to the crossroads, bargain with your soul
 Down at the crossroads, it's all for rock 'n' roll
 Welcome to the crossroads, bargain with your soul
 Down at the crossroads, it's all for rock, do it for rock 'n' roll