****************** TO BEAT THE DEVIL ******************
written and performed by Kris Kristofferson.
Verse 1:(spoken)
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It was winter time in Nashville,down on music city row
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And i was lookin` for a place to get myself out of the cold
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To warm the frozen feelin` that was eatin` at my soul
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And keep the chilly wind off my guitar
Verse 2:(spoken)
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My thirsty wanted whisky,my hungry needed beans
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But it`d been of month of paydays since i`ve heard that eagle scream
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So with my stomach full of empty and my pockets full of dreams
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I left my pride and stepped inside a bar
Bridge:(spoken)
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Actually i guess you`d could call it a Tavern...
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Cigarette smoke to the ceiling and stardust on the floor
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Friendly shadows
Verse 3:(spoken)
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I saw that there was just one old man sittin` at the bar
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And in the mirror i could see him checkin` me and my guitar
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He turned,and said Come up here boy,and show us what you are
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I said I`m dry-and he brought me a beer
Verse 1-bis:(spoken)
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He nodded at my guitar and said It`s a tough life,ain`t it
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I just looked at him,and he said You ain`t makin` any money,are you?
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I said You`ve been readin` my mail.He just smiled and said Let me see your guitar
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I`ve got something you want to hear.Then he laid it on me
Verse sang 1:
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If you waste your time of talkin` to the people who don`t listen
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To the things that you are sayin`,who do you think`s gonna hear
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And if you should die explaining how the things that they complain about
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Are things they could be changin` who do you think`s gonna care
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There were other lonely singers in a world turned deaf and blind
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Who were crucified for what they tried to show
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And their voice`s have been scattered by this world and winds of times
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Cause the truth remains that no one wants to know
Verse 4:(spoken)
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Well,the old man was a stranger,but i`d heard his song before
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Back when failure had me locked out on the wrong side of the door
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When no one stood behind me but my shadow on the floor
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And lonesome was more than a state of mind
Verse 2-bis:(spoken)
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You see,the devil haunts a hungry man,and if you don`t wanna join him
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You got to beat him
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I ain`t sayin` i beat the devil but i drank his beer for nothing
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Then i stole his song
Verse sang 2:
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And you still can hear me singin` to the people who don`t listen
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To the things that i am sayin`,prayin` someones gonna hear
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And i guess i`ll die explainig how the things that they complain about
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Are things they could be changin`,hopin` someones gonna care
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I was born a lonely singer,and i`m bound to die the same
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But i`ve got to feed the hunger in my soul
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And if i never have a nickle i won`t ever die ashamed
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Cause i don`t believe that no one wants to know
Thanks to Jan Ekeland for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr
