The only option you have is signing your name here

Or else, he′ll be stuck here forever

There was a boy

He had the voice of an angel and sang to his parents for fun

He didn't want toys

He wanted a piano, so he could learn how to play in the clubs

His daddy was slaving away

But he didn′t get paid quite enough to escape from the slums

So, the boy went for a walk

And he had a long talk with a man who wore black, and he coughed

He said you sign this one thing it'll give you thе keys

To my friends on the othеr side

They'll take you anywhere you wanna go

My friends on the other side

They′ll give you whatever you want, let ′em know

My friends on the other side

There's only one thing you have to let go to

My friends on the other side

Tell your Lord who you notice, ah

They′re your friends on the other side

He started playing new shows

Where there are elegant clothes and the fame was attached to his name

He was the talk of the town

As the crowd gathered 'round

And they gazed at the way that he sang

He couldn′t control his own fingers

He played so damn fast you would think he was satan himself

The news wanted photos and more

So, he sat in the stores, and he smiled 'cause he knew he was best

But then he remembered his father

He looked in the mirror, all the years had gone by in a flash

He went to the store where the man in the black gave him everything

There was a note on a desk

You gave me your soul for the riches

But you didn′t read everything that you signed with my pen

Now that your father is mine, I bet you won't forget

My friends on the other side

They'll take you anywhere you wanna go

My friends on the other side

They′ll give you whatever you want, let ′em know

My friends on the other side

There's only one thing you have to let go to

My friends on the other side

Tell your Lord who you notice. ah

They′re your friends on the other side