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The Outsiders

Devil, Devil (Prelude: Princess of Darkness)

FIRST PLAYED
Thursday, Feb 13, 2014
Joe's Bar, Chicago, IL
LAST PLAYED
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2017
Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
Release Date
Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014
Times Played
179

LYRICS

This town, she is a temptress
A siren with gold eyes
She'll cut you with her kindness
Then she will bleed you with her lies

She's been called a glistening devil
And 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 their all
And all they got in return was empty holes

Sure we've all heard about Shel and Kris and Willie and the Bobby Bares
She's smiled on the Johnny's, the Merle's 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", "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, seen 'em go
And came herself a time or two
But no matter how satisfied her screams sound
She always wants someone new
The next him or them or her or all
With stamina to last the night
To be a star in this lady's town
You can f**k or you can fight

You see, it all comes down to money
Not romantic art from days gone past
If you forget that rule, you can bet your backside
She will bury it in your ass

A tramp, a sl*t, a b*tch, 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 junkie with a limp
The agents are her bookie
And the labels are her pimp

I'll tell you a well-known secret
In a tiny place known far and wide
The devil walks among us folks
And Nashville is his bride

Of all the chaos he has caused and done
His greatest trick is
To every guitar toting 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

Devil, devil, I feel you preying on my mind
I got nine things going wrong right now
And her leaving 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

Level, level, in search of solid ground
This swinging, swaying, side to side, is tossing me around
I got a hanker for an anchor to steady up my bow
Level, level, tie this rebel down

Crazy, crazy, calling out my name
I got one foot on the platform and the other's on a train
Save me, save me, I know what's in store
Crazy, crazy hell, I've been there before

Danger, danger, the way you're looking 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

Crazy, crazy, calling out my name
I got one foot on the platform and the other's on a train
Save me, save me, I know what's in store
Crazy, crazy hell, I've been there before

Angel, angel, heavenly body in holy jeans
On second thought, get over here and wrap me in your wings
Throw caution to the wind and honey, give me what I need
Angel, angel, love this devil, devil out of me
Devil, devil, devil

Oooooo, devil, devil
Oooooo, devil, devil
Oooooo, devil, devil

Performances

Jan, 31 2017
Sprint Center
Kansas City, MO
May, 25 2015
EnergySolutions Arena
Salt Lake City, UT
May, 23 2015
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Bozeman, MT
May, 22 2015
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
Rapid City, SD
May, 20 2015
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Lincoln, NE
May, 08 2015
Mizzou Arena
Columbia, MO
May, 07 2015
Rupp Arena
Lexington, KY
May, 02 2015
Prudential Center
Newark, NJ
May, 01 2015
First Niagara Center
Buffalo, NY
Apr, 30 2015
TD Garden
Boston, MA
Apr, 24 2015
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
Apr, 23 2015
PNC Arena
Raleigh, NC
Apr, 15 2015
Key Arena
Seattle, WA
Apr, 14 2015
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
Apr, 12 2015
Rexall Place
Edmonton, AB
Apr, 11 2015
Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary, AB
Apr, 10 2015
SaskTel Centre
Saskatoon, SK
Apr, 08 2015
MTS Centre
Winnipeg, MB
Apr, 07 2015
Ralph Engelstad Arena
Grand Forks, ND
Mar, 28 2015
Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL
Mar, 27 2015
Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, FL
Mar, 26 2015
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
Tallahassee, FL
Mar, 21 2015
U.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, OH
Mar, 20 2015
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL
Mar, 18 2015
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Ft. Wayne, IN
Mar, 17 2015
U.S. Cellular Coliseum
Bloomington, IL
Mar, 13 2015
Mohegan Sun Arena
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Mar, 12 2015
Times Union Center
Albany, NY
Mar, 10 2015
Verizon Center
Washington, DC
Mar, 04 2015
Frank Erwin Center
Austin, TX
Feb, 05 2015
SAP Center
San Jose, CA
Feb, 04 2015
Sleep Train Arena
Sacramento, CA
Jan, 29 2015
Spokane Arena
Spokane, WA
Jan, 27 2015
Pepsi Center
Denver, CO
Jan, 24 2015
US Airways Arena
Phoenix, AZ
Jan, 23 2015
Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
Jan, 22 2015
Save Mart Center
Fresno, CA
Jan, 18 2015
Valley View Casino Arena
San Diego, CA
Jan, 14 2015
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City, OK
Jan, 10 2015
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Jan, 09 2015
BancorpSouth Arena
Tupelo, MS
Jan, 08 2015
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, LA
Dec, 13 2014
BJCC Arena
Birmingham, AL
Dec, 06 2014
Denny Sanford Premier Center
Sioux Falls, SD
Dec, 05 2014
Sprint Center
Kansas City, MO
Nov, 22 2014
The Ford Center
Evansville, IN
Nov, 21 2014
Peoria Civic Center
Peoria, IL
Nov, 20 2014
Resch Center
Green Bay, WI
Nov, 15 2014
Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa, ON
Nov, 14 2014
FirstOntario Centre
Hamilton, ON
Oct, 31 2014
FedEx Forum
Memphis, TN
Oct, 30 2014
Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, TN
Oct, 25 2014
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, CT
Oct, 24 2014
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, CT
Oct, 23 2014
Verizon Wireless Arena
Manchester, NH
Oct, 18 2014
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, PA
Oct, 17 2014
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
Oct, 16 2014
John Paul Jones Arena
Charlottesville, VA
Oct, 11 2014
CONSOL Energy Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Oct, 10 2014
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, OH
Oct, 09 2014
Van Andel Arena
Grand Rapids, MI
Sep, 27 2014
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Sep, 18 2014
CenturyLink Center
Omaha, NE
Sep, 17 2014
Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, IA
Sep, 16 2014
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Sep, 13 2014
Scottrade Center
St Louis, MO
Sep, 12 2014
Verizon Arena
Little Rock, AR
Sep, 11 2014
CenturyLink Center
Bossier City, LA
Apr, 26 2014
The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
Apr, 25 2014
Stagecoach Festival
Indio, CA
Mar, 05 2014
Live Music Hall
Köln, Germany
Mar, 04 2014
Melkweg
Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Mar, 02 2014
Shepherd's Bush Empire
London, United Kingdom
Mar, 01 2014
The Ritz
Manchester, England
Feb, 13 2014
Joe's Bar
Chicago, IL