Honorable Mention
“The Devil Ain’t A Friend Of Mine”
Bob Leslie
Glasgow, Scotland
Videos by American Songwriter
I don’t paint the town red with white powder
Though I drink a little beer and wine
I don’t play my music any louder than it takes
To make your foot tap along in time
Two steps short of a frontier
But I ain’t hit the finish line
I’m too damned old to die young anymore
And the Devil ain’t a friend of mine
CHORUS:
Oh, the Devil ain’t a friend of mine
Though we shook hands once or twice
We seem to go to all the same parties
Seem to know all the same guys
Oh, the Devil ain’t a friend of mine
But he just moved in next door
If I help him light his barbecue
Well, that’s what a good neighbor’s for
Now you’ll see him in a shot of white lightnin’
Just before you fall off that line
That gal who broke up your happy home
Well, she’s worked for him for some time
Times, you know, I’ve been tempted
To borrow his pen and sign
But I sold my soul to rock’n’roll
And the Devil ain’t a friend of mine
Used to see him out on the road sometimes
Glad-handin’ everyone he’d find
He’d play a few tunes just to draw them in
They sounded mighty fine
He even sent me his new CD
But he knows that he’s wastin’ his time
‘Cause I’ve raised more Hell than he has
and the Devil ain’t a friend of mine
