Silver Tongued Devil And I — текст песни (Kris Kristofferson)

I took myself down to the Tally-Ho Tavern to buy me a bottle of beer
I sat me down by a tender young maiden whose eyes were as dark as her hair
And as I was searchin` from bottle to bottle for somethin` unfoolish to say
That silver tongued devil just slipped from the shadows and smilingly stole her away
I said hey little girl don`t you know he`s the devil he`s everything that I ain`t
Hidin` intentions of evil under the smile of a saint
All he`s good for is gettin` in trouble and shifting his share of the blame
And some people swear he`s my double and some even say we`re the same
But the silver tongued devil`s got nothing to lose I`ll only live till I die
We take our own chances and pay our own dues the silver tongued devil and I

Like all the fair maidens who`ve laid down beside him
She knew in her heart that he`d lied
But nothing that I could have said could`ve saved her
No matter how hard that she tried
Cause she`ll offer her soul to the darkness and danger
Of something that she`s never known
And open her arms at the smile of a stranger who`ll love her and leave her alone
And you know he`s the devil...