To the things that I am sayin', prayin' someone's gonna hear. I ain't sayin' I beat the devil, but I drank his beer for nothing. "To the things that you are sayin', who do you think's gonna hear. The sea turning black. There were other lonely singers In a world turned deaf and blind Who were crucified for what they tried to show And their voices have been scattered by the swirling winds of time ‘Cause the truth remains that no one wants to know Well the old man was a stranger But I'd heard his song before Back when failure had me locked out On the wrong side of the door When no one stood behind me But my shadow on the … Nothin' seems to shake it. Well, the old man was a stranger, but I'd heard his song before, Your soul is able. You have admired. Then I stole his song. Back when failure had me locked out on the wrong side of the door. A couple of years back, I come across a great and wasted friend of mine in the hallway of a recording studio; and while he was reciting some poetry to me that he'd written, I saw that he was about a step away from dyin' and I couldn't help but wonder why. I know I’ve got to chase the devil tonight. You beat the devil's tattoo Submit Corrections. Beat The Devil Lyrics. So with a stomach full of empty and a pocket full of dreams, James Brown tries to renegotiate his deal with the devil. My thirsty wanted whisky; my hungry needed beans, //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. He bought me a beer. Come turn the world on again. B. You see the devil haunts a hungry man And if you don't wanna join him Well, he's gotta figure out someway to beat him And I ain't sayin' I beat the devil But I drink his beer for nothin' And then I stole … And … Keep the chilly wind off my guitar. He said: "You ain't makin' any money, are you?" "And if you should die explainin' how the things that they complain about, So if you're what they've all said. It'll be alright, it'll be alright. You see, the devil haunts a hungry man; if you Don't want to join him you've got to beat him. //