Devil By A Different Name

[Verse 1]
Call me whiskey, call me wine
Call me cocaine or codeine
Call me power, call me fame
I'm just a devil by a different name, boys
Devil by a different name

[Verse 2]
Call me left-wing, call me right
We are split right down the middle in this fight
Divided we fall, that rule don't change
It's just a devil by a different name, boys
Devil by a different name

[Chorus]
This wicked world is dancing with the devil
In a wild and crazy hurdy-gurdy dance
Caught up in the frenzy and the revel
There's a dreadful price to pay for this romance

[Verse 3]
Call me imam, call me priest
We are brothers separated by belief
For the lawless faith is the ball and chain
It's just a devil by a different name, boys
Devil by a different name

[Verse 4]
Call me brown-skin, call me white
It's not the color of our skin that makes us right
When somebody tells you we're not the same
That's just a devil by a different name, boys
Devil by a different name

[Bridge]
There's a still small voice that whispers deep inside us
Listen close and you might hear it say
There's a light still out here shining in the darkness
It'll be here when you find you've lost your way

[Verse 5]
So call me gay, boys, call me straight
Must we stare across this chasm filled with hate
If they say we're wrong, we should be ashamed
That's just a devil by a different name, boys
Devil by a different name

[Chorus]
This wicked world is dancing with the devil
In a wild and crazy hurdy-gurdy dance
Caught up in the frenzy and the revel
There's a dreadful price to pay for this romance-ance

[Verse 6]
I am a woman, I am strong
And I've been told that I am rust now for so long
Eve ate an apple? They say we're to blame
That's just a devil by a different name, boys
Devil by a different name, boys
Devil by a different, devil by a different
Devil by a different name