Devil in Me

I was born in Mississippi, where the water runs so cold

Singing those old Delta blues is where the Devil took control

He'd sit there and he'd listen to every song I sang

He'd pass me a bottle to help me ease the pain

He said, where you're going, you don't need a soul

Just this old guitar to play a little rock and roll

Roll, roll, roll

When I rolled into Memphis, something broke in me

I'd play every corner bar with a brand new misery

Everybody loved me, they all stopped and stared

But in every deep dark corner, Lord, that man was standing there

No one else could see him, his eyes were gray and dim

But the secrets that he held haunted me until the end, yes they did

That Devil he owned me, ruled my very soul

But I traded peace of mind for that life out on the road

No one would care if I'd live or die

So I'd light up a bowl then I'd go get high

Well, I can't even tell troubles I have seen

Caused by whiskey, women and that Devil in me

And then one night in Nashville it was after the show

Someone came and found me said I was singing pretty low

They offered me a good time, said I won't regret

Well I woke up the next morning, I was laying in her bed

Lord, my head was pounding, searching for my clothes

'Til that man broke down the door and said

Boys, we gotta go, go-go-go

Well I jumped out the window, ran down the street

Loaded up my .44 and stashed all my weed

I wouldn't let them take me, dead or alive

Well, I turned that left corner, looked the Devil in the eye

He said say hello to Jesus, as you're lying in your cell

Well, I cocked that hammer back and sent that man straight to hell

Hell, Hell, Hell

And that Devil he owned me, ruled my very soul

But I traded peace of mind for that life out on the road

No one would care if I'd live or die

So I'd light up a bowl then I'd go get high

Well, I can't even tell the troubles I have seen

Caused by whiskey, women and that Devil in me

Well, I can't even tell troubles I have seen

Caused by whiskey, women and that Devil in me