There was a bad boy in the school yard
 Waited on you every day
 Seemed like every time you turned around
 Well he was standin' in your way

 Well he broke your glasses
 The girls all laughed
 As he pushed you to the floor
 But then you stood up one day knowin'
 You couldn't stand it anymore
 And your gentle hand was finally clenched in rage
 You were face to face

 Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin'
 Eye to eye finally has arrived
 But bad as it was, well now brother wasn't it better
 Dealin' with him face to face

 Your date showed up with flowers
 And you thought your dreams had come
 But with every passing hour
 You felt it come undone
 Then the night exploded and you begged him no
 But he forever changed your life
 And now he waits a judge and jury
 Thinkin' you'll break down inside
 And with a finger you can put his fists away
 And you're face to face

 Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin'
 Eye to eye finally has arrived
 But bad as it was, well little sister wasn't it
better
 Dealin' with him face to face

 'Cause it'll never go away
 Until the fear that you are runnin' from is finally
embraced

 Drivin' by the grave yard
 On a wicked winter's eve
 And you're wonderin' why a man of faith
 Is whistlin' nervously
 Then you stop the car
 And you hold your heart
 'Cause you finally realize
 Hell, the devil ain't in the darkness
 He's a'rattlin' 'round inside
 And with folded hands you truly start to pray
 And you're face to face

 Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin'
 Eye to eye finally has arrived
 But bad as it was, well now brother wasn't it better
 Dealin' with him face to face

 'Cause it'll never go away
 Until the fear that you are runnin' from is finally
embraced
 Face to face