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Artist: Joan Armatrading
Canonical path: /joan-armatrading/the-devil-i-know
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The Devil I Know
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The Devil I Know
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Makes the call
Say everything's gonna be all right
Don't worry Joanie
I'll be a little bit late tonight
But I worry
'Cos I know
That's just how I got you
Likes a woman
That he has to chase a lot
So I worry
You know
It breaks a poor girl's heart
I know how he works
I know all the signs
I inspired the lines
Men
No self control
Says I'm all he wants
But I watch him prowl
Yet
If I should stray
I'm a wicked child
And he'd make me pay
The devil I know
One of these days
But that's what I always say
The devil I know
And the games that he can play
I know how he works
I know all the lines
Men
No self control
Says I'm all he wants
But I watch him prowl
Yet
If I should stray
I'm a wicked child
And he'd make me pay
The devil I know
The devil I know
One of these days
That's what I always say
But it's the devil I know
The games that he can play
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