The Silvertongued 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 searching from bottle to bottle
For something un-foolish to say
That silver tounged devil just slipped from the shadows
And smilingly stole her away

chorus:
I said Hey, little girl don`t you know he`s the devil
He`s everything that I ain`t
Hiding intentions of evil under the smile of a saint
All he`s good for is getting 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-tounged devil`s got nothing to lose
And I`ll only live `till I die
We take our own chances and pay our own dues
The silver tounged devil and I

Like all the fair maidens who`ve laid down beside him
She knew in her heart that he lied
But nothing that I could have said could have saved her
No matter how hard that she tried
`Cause she`ll offer her charms 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 ...