All That You Can Stand

I'm gonna give you all that you can stand

And give you all that you can stand
Bells on her ankles makes you believe
Shadows on the ceiling

Good time dresses on Lake Pontchartrain

Shadows on the ceiling
Sugar, honey, a touch of steel
Fires off the coast of Martinique
Candles in the hall
I'm gonna take you back
I'm gonna take you way back
Don't answer the call

I'm gonna take you way back
And give you all that you can stand
Might be a black cat bone
Spirits in the bedroom
Echoes in the stairwell
Stories you've heard, you dare not speak
Might be you, might be me
I'm gonna take you way back
I'm gonna give you all that you can stand
I'm gonna take you back
Candles in the hall
Curtains start to blow
Down on a rampart, you don't go alone
A vision in the rain
And give you all that you can stand
Might be some gris gris that you just can't see
I'm gonna take you back
Just might be me, you never can tell

Le dame Laveau burning at the stake
Might be an angel of mercy

Dance Colinda on St. John's Eve
Might be someone you know so well
There's something you should know
Spirits in the bedroom
Don't answer the call
You're the hero but just a little bit too late