Some of us love to think of life as a game Others have fallen to royalty and can never behave Some find a freedom locking men in a cage Some priest insisted it's a test of the faith And only holy devotion can keep the devils away There's only so much that a man can pray Oh my love, oh my love Spare my blood, spare my blood I saw the footprints in the white of the snow I counted thousands and I was just a rider alone Eighteen degrees and eighty miles from home, oh no We built a wall to keep the devils at bay A distant army was marching through the night and the day I swore an oath and with my life I would pay, oh no Oh my love, oh my love Spare my blood, nightshade, won't you take me away And I could hold my breath for another day But it was all, it was all for the throne We were surrounded and the ending was near All of a sudden a ranger arrived, a savior appeared Made it to safety but the devil was here, oh no Oh my love, nightshade, won't you take me away And I could hold my breath for another day But it was all, it was all for the throne