A Devil You Know — A Devil You Know Single
Raised up my a mama who never
Gave you no lovin, all she ever
Gave you was your long brown hair
Twenty plus years of bein
That woman’s fool and seein
You were her favorite cross to bear
Now you’ve hit the road and gone
Say you’re movin on
And I hope that you don’t look back
This world is cold and hard
It might break your heart
But the guilt will make you crack
You could’ve been me, I could’ve been you
But wherever I go
I won’t be sorry for the road I choose
I don’t believe it’s better a devil you know
It’s never better a devil you know
I wrote this prayer for you
But I don’t believe in God
So here it for what it’s worth
I hope you sew forgiveness
Because I believe it’s the difference
Between Heaven and Earth
And between you and me
I think I finally see
That we’ve been wasting our time
In seizin every chance
of blaming circumstance
that strangled you in your prime
You could’ve been me, I could’ve been you
But wherever you go
Don’t be sorry for the road you choose
And don’t believe it’s better a devil you know
It’s never better the devil you know
May you have it all
May the rains fall
Gently upon your fields
May the light come to you
May the sweet morning due
Gather upon your windshield
May your tank be full
And your engine cool
And the stars shine above your hood
And may the sorrow spill
From your heart until
You’re doing what you know you should
You could’ve been me, I could’ve been you
But wherever we go
Don’t be sorry for the road you choose
And don’t believe it’s better a devil you know
It’s never better the devil you know