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Every Time the Devil Knocks Lyrics by Black Iris

2010

[Verse 1]
Well I've tried and tried with all my might
To do the best I can
To walk back straight and narrow
And be a faithful man

[Chorus]
But every time the devil knocks
I can't help but let him in the door
I know I done you wrong
And you don't want me anymore

[Verse 2]
And what may sound like wild and foolish schemes
Are just a poor man's hopes and dreams
When all is said and done it seems
That luck ain't on my side

[Verse 3]
And so I've cried and cried and swallowed pride
But still, it will not stay
There ain't no straight and narrow
When death trumps your pay

[Chorus]
So every time the devil knocks
Please forgive and understand
I wager my last dollar
For the whiskey in my hand

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Verse 4]
And what may sound like wild and foolish schemes
Are just a poor man's hopes and dreams
When all is said and done it seems
That luck ain't on my side

[Verse 5]
And if my wild and foolish schemes
Were just a poor man's hopes and dreams
I'll take my bow, played my hand
But the devil calls it in the end
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About “Every Time the Devil Knocks” by Black Iris

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