The Silver Tongued Devil and I-Kris Kristofferson

[ti:The Silver Tongued Devil and I] [ar:Kris Kristofferson] [al:The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Silver Tongued Devil and I - Kris Kristofferson [00:02.74]Written by：Kris Kristofferson [00:05.48]I took myself down to the tally ho tavern [00:11.51]To buy me a bottle of beer [00:17.10]And I sat me down by a tender young maiden [00:22.53]Whose eyes were as soft as her hair [00:28.17]And as I was searching from bottle to bottle [00:33.86]For something unfoolish to say [00:39.32]That silver tongued devil just slipped from the shadows [00:45.02]And smilingly stole her away [00:49.01]I said hey little girl don't you know he's the devil [00:56.78]He's everything that I ain't [01:02.20]Hiding intentions of evil [01:07.50]Under the smile of a saint [01:12.89]All he's good for is gettin' in trouble [01:18.96]And shifting his share of the blame [01:24.31]And some people swear he's my double [01:30.05]And some even say we're the same [01:35.18]But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose [01:41.39]And I'll only live 'till I die [01:46.75]We take our own chances and pay our own dues [01:55.61]The silver tongued devil and I [02:06.97]Like all the fair maidens who've laid down beside him [02:12.85]She knew in her heart that he'd lied [02:18.87]Nothing that I could have said could have saved her [02:24.18]No matter how hard that she tried [02:29.31]'Cause she'll offer her soul to the darkness and danger [02:35.42]Of something that she's never known [02:40.93]And open her arms at the smile of a stranger [02:46.52]Who'll love her and leave her alone [02:53.65]And she know's he's the devil [02:57.79]He's everything that I ain't [03:03.90]Hiding intentions of evil intentions [03:09.58]Under the smile of a saint [03:14.36]All he's good for is gettin' in trouble [03:20.48]And shifting his share of the blame [03:26.08]And some people swear he's my double [03:31.63]And some even say we're the same [03:36.78]But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose [03:42.98]And I'll only live 'till I die [03:47.89]We take our own chances and pay our own dues [04:01.47]The silver tongued devil and I