by Desmond Kelly
The song is self-explanatory. It really doesn’t matter where young guys like us were born, not one, that I know, could have claimed to be a Saint. I was, in fact, one of the worse ones. Not so bad, until I joined the Royal Ceylon Navy, then,I made up for it, big-time. Hope my eLanka readers enjoy the lyrics.
“THE DEVIL IN ME”
I’m out all day, at play, by the swimming pool
I’m drinking “happy beers”,for a sad & lonely fool
The sun’s sinking low, as the neon lights the Street
Kinda waking up, the devil in me.
He’s always with me, & that’s right under my skin
Lord, the things he makes me do, brother, it’s a sin
When my whole life is coming apart at the seams (it)
Seems never enough, for the devil in me.
The devil in me, he’s a real sly cat
I never have to look for trouble
Always shows me where it’s at
No, he won’t leave me alone, to any set degree
Won’t let me be, this devil in me
THEN
I’ll drink all night till the barman tells me “No”
He looks at my devil & then tells it where to go
But this voice in my ear says it just wants to see
“Just one more drink” says the devil in me
Will miss roll-call tomorrow, i can already tell
I’ll be “hung” way over, it’s gonna hurt like hell
There’ll be no relief cos he just won’t let me be
That bloody old devil, the devil in me.
The devil in me, is a “special kind
To find him, folks, I simply look behind
And “speak of the devil”, his offers are all free
I could’nt get enough of “THE DEVIL IN ME”
Desmond Kelly
Star of eLanka.
