Devil Knows His Name

Story Behind The Song

Just a song I wrote while living in Nashville.

Song Description

An erie and spine chilling tale of an outlaw on the run. Full of imagery and ghostly flashbacks the fugitive in the story rides through the dark night uncertain of his future or fate as he desperately tries to outrun his dirty past. Though the character in the song is an outlaw and a bad one, there still is a cry for redemption in this song. We all are running form somthing and would do anything to make it right again. The outalaw "wishes he could fly" but he's only "runnin' like the devil knows his name."

Song Length 3:20 Genre Country - Rock, Country - Alternative
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Tense, Troubled Subject Fear, Crime, Theft
Similar Artists Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen Language English

Lyrics

Devil Knows His Name




MAN ON THE RUN
GOT DEATH IN HIS EYES
A MILLION MILES OF HIGHWAY
STILL NO PLACE TO HIDE
A LITTLE EASY MONEY
WAS HIS ONLY PLAN
BUT WHEN HE PULLED THAT TRIGGER HE TURNED INTO
A WANTED MAN



1ST CHORUS



AND HE KNOWS THAT IT'S TIME
CAUSE THE MOON IS ON IT'S WAY
HE CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND THE
MEMORIES AND THE PAIN
AND AS LIGHTNING STRIKES THE SKY HE WISES HE COULD FLY
BUT HE RUNNIN' LIKE THE DEVIL
KNOWS HIS NAME



SLEEP COMES HARD BUT WHEN IT COMES NIGHTMAYERS FULL OF DIRTY DEEDS HE'S DONE
CAN'T FORGET THE MAN HE BLEW AWAY FOR TWENTY FIVE BUCKS AND A POCKET FULL OF CHANGE



2ND CHORUS



AND HE KNOWS HIS DAYS ARE DONE
STILL ON AND ONHE RUNS
KNOWIN' THERE'S A PRICE TO BE PAID
AND SOMETIMES IN THE NIGHT HE CAN HEAR AN EVIL CRY
HE'S RUNNIN' LIKE THE DEVIL KNOWS HIS NAME



THERE AIN'T NO LIFE IN A BLOOD RED SUN AND AN OUTLAWS' GOTTA RUN TILL HIS DAYS ARE DONE
INTO THE FIRE OF THAT SETTIN' SUN BURNIN' DOWN THE ROAD LIKE THE SMOKE COMIN' FROM HIS GUN



TO 1ST CHORUS

Lyrics Pete Berwick Music Pete Berwick
Producer Pete Berwick Publisher Pete Berwick
Performance Pete Berwick Label Shotgun Records

Other Songs By Pete Berwick

Song
Actions
When
Rock - General
Plays: 30
The Sadness In Your Eyes
Rock - General
Plays: 40
Falling From The Circle Of Love
Rock - General
Plays: 6
Beer
Country - Honky Tonk
Plays: 23
Can I Smile Today
Rock - General
Plays: 5
My Heart Is On Hold
Rock - Hard Rock
Plays: 5
Give It Time
Rock - Hard Rock
Plays: 2
Won't Give It Up
Rock - Hard Rock
Plays: 14
Is That What You're Tellin' Me
Rock - Hard Rock
Plays: 8
I Keep Waiting
Rock - Hard Rock
Plays: 27
View All Songs
Clean Clean

Clean Clean

Artist Name
00:00 / 00:00