[Verse 1] Well, [?] Reno I was trailed by twenty hounds I didnt get to sleep at night Till the morning came around [Chorus] Sit down, running, better take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight [Verse 2] Well, I ran into the devil And he loaned me twenty bills Spent the night in Utah And I gave up in the hills [Chorus] Sit down, running, better take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight [Verse 3] Well, I went down to the levy But the devil caught me there He took my twenty dollar bill And he vanished in the air [Chorus] Sit down, running, better take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight [Bridge] I got two reasons why I cry Away to the lonely night The first ones names sweet Anne Marie And shes my hearts delight The second one is prison, babe And the sheriffs on my trail If he catches up with me Ill spend my life in jail [Verse 4] I got a wife in Chino, babe And one in Cherokee The first one said she got my child But it dont look like me [Chorus] Sit down, running, better take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight [Bridge] I got two reasons why I cry Away to the lonely night The first ones names sweet Anne Marie And shes my hearts delight The second one is prison, babe And the sheriffs on my trail If he catches up with me Ill spend my life in jail [Verse 4] I got a wife in Chino, babe And one in Cherokee The first one said she got my child But it dont look like me [Chorus] Sit down, running, better take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight
devil, friend, daylight, sleep, running