I was born with an "L" for a name, but I don't hold it against my dad

He had to live with the same, so I don't let it make me mad

I was born in a swamp, and to the swamp I will return

Mama tried to teach me right from wrong, but I could never learn

Must have been the devil, must have been the devil got in that boy

No other explanation, no other drive but to destroy

Now it's been a long, long road, with a lot of debris in the ditch

I've got my eye on the ball waiting for my chance to hit that

Now there's a gas station, with a lot of moths around the light

I'm thinking what it's gonna take, take to make things right

Must have been the devil, must have been the devil got in that boy

No other explanation, no other drive but to destroy

Must have been the devil, must have been the devil got in that boy

No other explanation, no other drive but to destroy

All these times that take their toll, I learned to ignore long ago

I never could take things slow, I never learned my lesson

Must have been the devil, must have been the devil got in that boy

No other explanation, no other drive but to destroy

Must have been the devil, must have been the devil got in that boy

No other explanation, no other drive but to destroy