"If Not For The Devil" lyrics

The Lord was feelin' lonesome
The Lord, He's down, He's singin' the blues:
"Nobody calls on me!
The prayers are far-between and few
And if it wasn't for the Devil
There wouldn't be a lot to do"

Well, speakin' of the Devil
You've got to give the Devil his due
Oh, he's down in the details
Quotin' scripture from his point of view
He says, "The Lord knows He needs me
But He don't want to believe it's true"

"He thinks He doesn't know me
'Cause He don't look at the back of His head
But my face is in the pillow
When He's lyin' on His back in bed
And when He's singin', 'Beat the Devil'
He's beatin' on Himself instead"

"It all started in the Garden
When He opened with a single pair
He said, 'Go forth and multiply'
Now every... everybody wants a share!
There'll be no peace on Earth
Till he goes knockin' and there's nobody there"

"I'm just tryin' to keep Him busy
So He don't give up and blow us away
So if they ask, 'Why are you a sinner?'
And you don't know, you don't know what to say
Just say, 'The Devil made me do it'
To save the world for one more day
Yeah, 'The Devil made me do it'
To save the world for one more day"