Listen to Dark Side by Eric Church

Dark Side

Eric Church

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Dark Side (Live At Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia, PA / January 25, 2017)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Eric Church

Vocals

Jay Joyce

Electric Guitar

Lee Hendricks

Bass

Craig Wright

Drums

Jeff Hyde

Acoustic Guitar

Bryan Sutton

Acoustic Guitar

Jason Sellers

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Eric Church

Composer

Jeremy Spillman

Jeremy Spillman

Composer

Danny T. Meadows

Danny T. Meadows

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jay Joyce

Producer

Arturo Buenahora, Jr.

Arturo Buenahora, Jr.

Executive Producer

Jason Hall

Engineer

Matt Wheeler

Assistant Recording Engineer

Andrew Mendelson

Andrew Mendelson

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Over there in the shadow

Hangin’ out in the corner of my mind

Stringin’ up the gallow

Waitin’ on me to cross that line

That man’s dangerous as hell

A threat to himself

If he got out there’d be hell to pay

And that's why

My dark side

Don’t ever see the light of day

[Verse 2]

I slowed down on the whiskey

‘Cause there always came a point

When I’d have one too many

And tear down every wall in that joint

I got a wife and got a son

That don’t know half the stuff I’ve done

And I pray that’s the way it stays

And that's why

My dark side

Don’t ever see the light of day

[Verse 3]

You can blame it on my rebel raisin’

Blame it on the south

You can blame it on the words

I try to keep here in my mouth

It takes a lot to start me up

But once that hammer drops

You don’t won’t to be the one

That tries to make me stop

[Verse 4]

All you thugs and ugly mugs

Dealing drugs and makin’ noise

You can kill each other all you want

But if you touch my little boy

You beggin’ for this bullet

Will be the last thing that you say

Before I

Let my dark side

Come out to play

Written by: Eric Church, Jeremy Spillman, Travis Meadows

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