[Intro]
This town, she is a temptress
A siren with gold eyes
She'll cut you with her kindness
She will bleed you with her lies
She's been called a glistening devil
She's good at keeping score
If you make it, she's your savior
If you don't, she's a whore
The roads to and from her heart are littered with creative souls
They gave all of their all, and all they got in return was empty holes
Sure we've all heard about Shel, and Kris, Willie, and the Bobby Bares
She'd smiled on the Johnny's, the Merles, and the many Music Row millionaires
Like a beacon she goes seeking seed for her loins so fertile
To a free man she's a prison
To a caged one she's a file
She's the reason there's a “Sunday Morning Coming Down”, “I Saw The Light”, “A Boy Named Sue”, “He Stopped Loving Her Today”
“The Pill” and “16th Avenue”
The Ryman, oh, she's a diamond in the crown of that wicked queen
She was Roy Acuff's castle and Elvis Presley's broken dream
It's not all bad it's not all dark it's not all gloom and crass
But to find gold in this silver mine, it does take balls of brass
For she's seen 'em come and seen 'em go
And came herself a time or two
But no matter how satisfied her scream sounds, she always wants someone new
The next him or her or them or all
With stamina to last the night
To be a star in this lady's town
You can fuck, or you can fight
You see, it all comes down to money
Not romantic art of days gone past
If you forget that rule, you can bet your backside
She will bury it in your ass
A tramp, a slut, a bitch, a mutt, a thousand pawn shop guitars
A nasty little needle to a vein that feeds a singer's heart
She lurks in friendly shadows, but she's a junky with a limp
The agents are her bookie, and the labels are her pimp
I'll tell you a well-known secret of a tiny place known far and wide
The Devil walks among us folks, and Nashville is his bride
All the chaos he has caused and done
His greatest trick is, to every guitar-totin' dreamer
The Devil don't exist
But me, I've shook his hand
And I know that he is real
So Devil, you can go screw yourself
And then go straight to Hell
[Verse 1]
Devil, devil, I feel you preying on my mind
Got nine things goin' wrong right now and her leavin' makes a dime
I’m mad as hell, and drunk, and well, tonight, I guess we’ll see
If devil, devil, you’re bad enough to lock horns with me

[Verse 2]
Level, level, in search of solid ground
This swingin', swayin', side to side, is tossin' me around
I got a hanker for an anchor to steady up my bow
Level, level, tie this rebel down

[Chorus]
Crazy, crazy, callin' out my name
I got one foot on the platform and the other’s on a train
Honey, save me, save me, I know what’s in store
Crazy, crazy hell, I’ve been there before

[Verse 3]
Danger, danger, the way you’re lookin' there at me
Be careful what you wish for, you might get what you don’t need
I’m a brush fire on a drought land in a Santa Ana breeze
Danger, danger, don’t you play around with me

[Chorus]
Crazy, crazy, callin' out my name
I got one foot on the platform and the other’s on a train
Honey, save me, save me, I know what’s in store
Crazy, crazy hell, I’ve been there before
[Verse 5]
Angel, angel, heavenly body in holy jeans
On second thought, get over here and wrap me in your wings
Throw caution to the wind, honey, give me what I need
Angel, angel, love this devil, devil, out of me

[Outro]
Devil, devil, devil
Devil, devil
Devil, devil
Ooh ooh-ooh, devil, devil, ooh ooh-ooh
Ooh ooh-ooh, devil, devil, ooh ooh-ooh