《To Beat the Devil》歌词

歌曲： To Beat the Devil

所属专辑：The Cedar Creek Sessions

歌手： Kris Kristofferson

时长： 04:46

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To Beat the Devil (击败魔鬼) - Kris Kristofferson (克里斯·克里斯托佛森)[00:00:00]

It was winter time in Nashville[00:00:04]

Down on music city row[00:00:07]

And I was looking for a place to[00:00:10]

Get myself out of the cold to warm[00:00:12]

The frozen feeling that was eating at my soul[00:00:17]

And keep the chilly[00:00:22]

Wind off my guitar my thirsty wanted whiskey[00:00:23]

My hungry needed[00:00:30]

Beans but it'd been a month of pay days[00:00:31]

Since I'd heard that eagle[00:00:35]

Scream so with a stomach full of empty and[00:00:37]

Pocket full of dreams[00:00:43]

I left my pride and stepped inside a bar[00:00:45]

Actually I guess you'd[00:00:51]

Call it a tavern cigarette smoke to[00:00:53]

The ceiling and sawdust on the[00:00:56]

Floor[00:00:58]

Friendly shadows[00:01:02]

I saw that there was just one old man sitting[00:01:08]

At the bar and in the mirror[00:01:12]

I could see him checking me with my[00:01:15]

Guitar he turned and said[00:01:17]

Come up here boy and show us what you[00:01:21]

Are[00:01:24]

I said I'm dry[00:01:26]

And he bought me a beer[00:01:27]

He nodded at my[00:01:32]

Guitar and said[00:01:33]

It's a tough life ain't it[00:01:34]

I just looked at him[00:01:37]

And he said you ain't making any money are you[00:01:39]

I said you've[00:01:43]

Been reading my mail he just smiled and said[00:01:44]

Let me see that[00:01:47]

Guitar I got something you ought to hear[00:01:48]

Then he laid[00:01:53]

It on me[00:01:54]

If you waste your time a talking to the people[00:01:56]

Who don't listen[00:02:01]

To the things that you are saying[00:02:02]

Who do you think's going to hear[00:02:05]

And if you should die explaining[00:02:08]

How the things that they complain about[00:02:10]

Are things they could be changing[00:02:14]

Who d'you think's goin' to care[00:02:17]

There were other lonely singers[00:02:21]

In a world turned deaf and blind who[00:02:24]

Were crucified for what they tried to show[00:02:27]

And their voices have been scattered[00:02:32]

By the swirling winds of time[00:02:35]

'Cause the truth remains that no one wants to know[00:02:38]

Well the old man was a stranger[00:02:46]

But I'd heard his song before[00:02:49]

Back when failure had me locked out[00:02:53]

On the wrong side of the door when[00:02:56]

No thing stood behind me but my shadow[00:02:59]

On the floor and lonesome was more[00:03:02]

Than a state of mind you see[00:03:06]

The devil haunts a hungry man if you[00:03:11]

Don't want to join him you've got to beat him[00:03:16]

I ain't sayin' I beat the[00:03:22]

Devil but I drank his beer for nothing[00:03:23]

And then I stole his song[00:03:28]

And you still can hear me singing to the people[00:03:32]

Who don't listen[00:03:36]

To the things that I am saying[00:03:38]

Praying someone's going to hear[00:03:41]

And I guess I'll die explaining[00:03:43]

How the things that they complain about[00:03:46]

Are things they could be changing[00:03:49]

Hoping someone's goin' to care[00:03:52]

I was born a lonesome singer and I'm bound to die the same[00:03:56]

But I've got to feed the hunger in my soul[00:04:02]

And if I never have a nickel I won't ever die of shame[00:04:07]

'Cause I don't believe that no one wants to know[00:04:13]

'Cause I be long before[00:04:34]