Eric Woolfson - The Devil I Know lyrics

This husband of mine, serene and sublime, Quintessence of devil-may-care Takes all in his stride what air may be tied 'Til somebody sits in his chair He's a prince of a man, as meek as a lamb As long as he gets his own way But disturb his repose or tread on his toes And there'll be the devil to pay When he's good, he's exemption He's bad, well, don't mention But which way's the wind going to blow Should I stay with the devil or be on my way? I don't know... So I dust myself down, dress myself up And look like the belle of the ball The birds in the trees may fall to their knees But he doesn't notice at all But if he should deceive me, Or hurt me, believe me I'm perfectly willing to go Far away Far away from the devil Away Far away from the devil Far away from the devil I know He's a little devil, he's a little devil He's a little devil I know Stay with me Play with me Why must you leave me alone? His antics amaze in so many ways I wouldn't know where to begin If dinner's at eight and he gets home late Well guess who's in trouble: not him! But on some sunny morning I give you fair warning I might pack my suitcase and go So don't take me for granted I'm not just a string to his bow Show me a man with no faults at all Such creatures don't really exist But show me a man who's loving and true I'll cross this one right off my list So I'll never displease him, Scold him or tease him He's kind, and I won't let him go So I'll stay with the devil Stay, stay with the devil Stay with the devil Stay, stay with the devil Stay with the devil I know Though his bark is alarming His charm is disarming But unnecessarily so For I'll stay with the devil Stay, stay with the devil Stay with the devil Stay, stay with the devil Stay with the devil Cross my heart on a level I'll stay with the devil I know!