The Silver Tongued Devil And I Kris Kristofferson
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I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern
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To buy me a bottle of beer
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And I sat myself down by a tender young maiden
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Whose eyes were as dark as her hair
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And as I was searching from bottle to bottle
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For something un-foolish to say
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That silver-tongued devil just slipped from the shadows
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And smilingly stole her away
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I said hey little girl don't you know he's a devil
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He's everything that I ain't
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Hiding intentions of evil Under the smile of a saint
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All he's good for is getting' in trouble
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And shifting his share of the blame
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And some people swear he's my double
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And some even say we're the same
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But the silver-tonged devil's got nothing to lose
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And I'll only live 'till I die
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We take our own chances and pay our own dues
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The silver tongued devil and I
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Like all the fair ladies who've laid down beside him
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She knew in her heart that he lied
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But nothing that I could have said could have saved her
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No matter how hard that she tried
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Cause she'll offer her charms to the darkness and danger
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Of something she's never known
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And open her arms at the smile of a stranger
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Who'll love her and leave her alone
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And you know he's the devil
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He's everything that I ain't
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Hiding intentions of evil Under the smile of a saint
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All he's good for is getting' in trouble
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And shifting his share of the blame
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And some people swear he's my double
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And some even say we're the same
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But the silver-tonged devil's got nothing to lose
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And I'll only live 'till I die
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We take our own chances and pay our own dues
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