InformationAlbum NameKristoffersonArtistKris KristoffersonGenre컨트리Release Date1970Release AgencyMonument/LegacyOriginalTo Beat The Devil - Kris Kristofferson A couple of years back I come across a great and wasted friend of mine in the hallway of a recording studio And while he was reciting some poetry to me that he had written I saw that he was about a step away from dying and I couldn't help but wonder why And the lines of this song occurred to me I'm happy to say he's no longer wasted and he's got him a good woman And I'd like to dedicate this to John and June who helped showed me how to beat the devil It was wintertime in Nashville Down on Music City Row And I was looking for a place And to get myself out of the cold To warm the frozen feeling that was eating at my soul Keep the chilly wind off my guitar My thirsty wanted whiskey But my hunger needed beans But it had been a month of paydays Since I'd heard that eagle scream So with a stomach full of empty And a pocket full of dreams I left my pride and stepped inside a bar Actually I'd guess you'd call it a tavern Cigarette smoke to the ceiling And sawdust on the floor Friendly shadows I saw that there was just one old man sitting at the bar And in the mirror I could see him checking me and my guitar And he turned and said Come up here boy and show us what you are I said I'm dry and he bought me a beer He nodded at my guitar and said It's a tough life ain't it I just looked at him He said you ain't making any money are you I said you been reading my mail He just smiled and said let me see that guitar I got something you ought to hear And then he laid it on me If you waste your time a talking To the people who don't listen To the things that you are saying Who do you thinks gonna hear And if you should die explaining how The things that they complain about Are things they could be changing Who do you thinks gonna care There were other lonely singers In a world turned deaf and blind Who were crucified for what they tried to show And their voices have been scattered by the swirling winds of time 'Cos the truth remains that no one wants to know Well the old man was a stranger but I'd heard his song before Back when failure had me locked out on the wrong side of the door When no one stood behind me but my shadow on the floor And lonesome was more than a state of mind You see the devil haunts a hungry man If you don't wanna join him you got to beat him I ain't sayin' I beat the devil but I drank his beer for nothing Then I stole his song And you still can hear me singin' to the people who don't listen To the things that I am sayin' prayin' someone's gonna hear And I guess I'll die explaining how the things that they complain about Are things they could be changin' hopin' someone's gonna care I was born a lonely singer and I'm bound to die the same But I've got to feed the hunger in my soul And if I never have a nickel I won't ever die ashamed 'Cos I don't believe that no one wants to know Post navigation Kris Kristofferson – For The Good Times Kris Kristofferson – Help Me Make it Through the Night By be1lyric Related Post Album Various Artists, 김태윤, 더티슈 (DIRTY SHOE), 로거스, 박솔, 상필주, 상현, 아스라이 (asraii), 엘리제, 여리밴드, 오이스터즈 (OYSTERS), 유고, 이민우, 이재엽, 인피니트, 지유진, 현서 (Hyun Seo), 홀리베어 – 내가 말했잖아 Nov 8, 2024 be1lyric Album 스탠딩 에그 – Ending Credit Nov 7, 2024 be1lyric Album 스탠딩 에그 – Love & Shake Nov 7, 2024 be1lyric Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.