Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Your mama's got nothing on me
Your daddy's got nothing on me
And the world that sleeps in its lunacy
It's got nothing on me
No stars got nothing on me
Your sun's got nothing on me
And the fool who sees it's the thief that needs
Has got nothing on me
You know it's not because the light here gets brighter
And it's not that I'm evil
I got a friend in the devil
But I can't even be your friend
I can't even be your friend
I can't even be your friend
I can get so wound up, but I feel alright
And if I get some rest, yeah that'd be nice
When I shouldn't do it, I still do it
What you think's got nothing to do with this
Before you were born, I was already sinning
Yeah yeah yeah
When I get too worked up, well I work it out
And if I get too down, I just shout it out
I may not have it all, but the rest will do
And it's nothing against or to do with you
Before you were born, I was already sinning
It's not because the light here is brighter
And it's not that I'm evil
I just don't like to pretend
That I could ever be your friend
If you don't listen so good, I can hum it out
Na na na na na na na na
I know I shouldn't do it, I just do it
And what you think's got nothing to do with it
Before you were born, I was already sinning
It's not because the light here is brighter
And it's not that I'm evil
I just don't like to pretend
I could be your friend
I could never be your friend
I never needed a friend
I don't wanna be friends
You'll never find a friend like me
Your daddy's got nothing on me
And the world that sleeps in its lunacy
It's got nothing on me
No stars got nothing on me
Your sun's got nothing on me
And the fool who sees it's the thief that needs
Has got nothing on me
You know it's not because the light here gets brighter
And it's not that I'm evil
I got a friend in the devil
But I can't even be your friend
I can't even be your friend
I can't even be your friend
I can get so wound up, but I feel alright
And if I get some rest, yeah that'd be nice
When I shouldn't do it, I still do it
What you think's got nothing to do with this
Before you were born, I was already sinning
Yeah yeah yeah
When I get too worked up, well I work it out
And if I get too down, I just shout it out
I may not have it all, but the rest will do
And it's nothing against or to do with you
Before you were born, I was already sinning
It's not because the light here is brighter
And it's not that I'm evil
I just don't like to pretend
That I could ever be your friend
If you don't listen so good, I can hum it out
Na na na na na na na na
I know I shouldn't do it, I just do it
And what you think's got nothing to do with it
Before you were born, I was already sinning
It's not because the light here is brighter
And it's not that I'm evil
I just don't like to pretend
I could be your friend
I could never be your friend
I never needed a friend
I don't wanna be friends
You'll never find a friend like me
Lyrics submitted by Inoue versus Date, edited by indiecantina
Evil Friends Lyrics as written by Brian Joseph Burton John Baldwin Gourley
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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