Silver Tongued Devil Songtext
von Chris LeDoux

I took myself down to the Tally-Ho Tavern
To buy me a bottle of beer
And I sat me down by a tender young lady
Whose eyes were as dark as her hair

And as I was searchin′ from bottle to bottle
For something 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 a 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'd only live ′til I die
We'll 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
Nothing that I could have said could′ve 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

Had you known he's a 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′d only live 'til I die
We′ll take our own chances and pay our own dues
The silver tongued devil and I