you were god's best creation

but i didn't know what i had

'til it was too late

when a man's getting older

seems the young girls get bolder

and temptations are sometimes too great

you gave me all kinds of reasons to stay

but like the fool that i am i still walked away

and it's a short walk from heaven to hell

a few steps from an angel who loved me so well

when i left i shook hands with the devil himself

and it's a short walk from heaven to hell

she was young i was foolish

but i needed that young thing

to tell me i could still turn her on

what i took for affection was just your reflection

and that's where the whole thing went wrong

cause when the loving was over and done

what i took for love she took for fun

and it's a short walk from heaven to hell

a few steps from an angel who loved me so well

when i left i shook hands with the devil himself

and it's a short walk from heaven to hell

yes it's a short walk from heaven to hell