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Isolation Video 229 The Silver Tongued Devil by K Kristofferson recorded by S Mendel on Nov. 1, 2020

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Isolation Video 229 The Silver Tongued Devil by Kris Kristofferson recorded by Stephen Mendel on Nov. 1, 2020
I think I heard "The Silver Tongued Devil and I" about five minutes after its release on Kris Kristofferson's second album of the same name. I've already done perhaps my favorite song of all time from that album and its single, Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) It seems pretty obvious to me that Silver Tongued Devil is a purely autobiographical song, Kristofferson was well known for his hard drinking and for his attractiveness to women who sought a longer-lived romantic relationship than did Kristofferson. His first self titled album had been critically praised but hadn't sold well perhaps because many of the tracks had already been recorded, some with considerable success, like Me and Bobby Mcgee for Janis Joplin, For The Good Times recorded by Bill Nash and Sunday Mornin' Coming Down for Ray Stevens. Silver Tongued Devil did much better commercially and helped cement Kristofferson's reputation as a performer as well as a songwriter.

Lyrics
I took myself down to the Tally-Ho Tavern to buy me a bottle of beer
I sat me down by a tender young maiden whose eyes were as dark as her hair
And as I was searchin' from bottle to bottle for somethin' 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 the 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'll only live till I die
We 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
But nothing that I could have said could've saved her
No matter how hard that she tried
Cause she'll offer her soul 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
And you know he's the devil...
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