Kris Kristofferson - The Silver-Tongued Devil lyrics

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...