Devil, Devil (Prelude: Princess of Darkness)

This town, she is a temptress

A siren with gold eyes

She'll cut you with her kindness

Then she will bleed you with her lies

She's been called a glistenin’ devil

And she's good at keeping score

If you make it, she's your savior

If you don't, she's a whore

The roads to and from her heart are littered with creative souls

They gave all their all

And all they got in return was empty holes

Sure, we've all heard about Shel and Kris and Willie and the Bobby Bares

She's smiled on the Johnnys, the Merles

And the many Music Row millionaires

Like a beacon, she goes seeking seed

For her loins so fertile

To a free man, she's a prison

To a caged one, she's a file

She's the reason there's a Sunday Morning Coming Down

I Saw The Light

Boy Named Sue

He Stopped Loving Her Today

The Pill and 16th Avenue

The Ryman, oh she's a diamond

In the crown of that wicked queen

She was Roy Acuff’s castle

And Elvis Presley's broken dream

It's not all bad, it's not all dark

It's not all gloom and crass

But to find gold in this silver mine

It does take balls of brass

Fore she's seen ‘em come, seen ‘em go

And came herself a time or two

But no matter how satisfied her screams sound

She always wants someone new

The next him, or them or her or all

With stamina to last the night

To be a star in this lady's town

You can fuck or you can fight

You see, it all comes down to money

Not romantic art from days gone past

If you forget that rule, you can bet your backside

She will bury it in your ass

A tramp, a slut, a bitch, a mutt

A thousand pawnshop guitars

A nasty little needle

To a vein that feeds a singer’s heart

She lurks in friendly shadows

But she's a junkie with a limp

The agents are her bookie

And the labels are her pimp

I'll tell you a well known secret

In a tiny place known far and wide

The devil walks among us folks

And Nashville is his bride

Of all the chaos he has caused, and done

His greatest trick is

To every guitar toting dreamer

The devil don't exist

But me, I've shook his hand

And I know that he is real

So devil, you can go screw yourself

And then go straight to hell

Devil, devil, I feel you preying on my mind

Got nine things going wrong right now

And her leaving makes a dime

I’m mad as hell, and drunk, and well

Tonight, I guess we’ll see

If devil, devil, you’re bad enough to lock horns with me

Level, level, in search of solid ground

This swinging, swaying, side to side, is tossing me around

I got a hanker for an anchor to steady up my bow

Level, level, tie this rebel down

Crazy, crazy, calling out my name

I got one foot on the platform, and the other’s on a train

Honey, save me, save me

I know what’s in store

Crazy, crazy

Hell, I’ve been there before

Danger, danger, the way you’re looking there at me

Be careful what you wish for, you might get what you don’t need

I’m a brush fire on a drought land in your Santa Ana breeze

Danger, danger, don’t you play around with me

Crazy, crazy, calling out my name

I got one foot on the platform and the other’s on a train

Honey save me, save me, I know what’s in store

Crazy, crazy

Hell, I’ve been there before

Angel, angel, heavenly body in holy jeans

On second thought, get over here and wrap me in your wings

Throw caution to the wind honey, give me what I need

Angel, angel, love this devil, devil, out of me

Devil, devil, devil