pick into beat the devil (digitally mastered - September 1992)

I make my rounds of the country churches
Playing my guitar for free
My repertoire is one hundred ninety
Songs to Gods glory
[Chorus:]
Now Im pickin to beat the devil
And you know hes on my tail
But the Lord is in my fingers
And He wont let me fail
I found myself in a roadside barroom
I was drinking my time away
Kentucky woman and Tennessee whiskey
Its gonna be hell to pay
A worn out chevy and a beat up Martin is all Ill ever own
My worthless life is dedicated to bringing Gods children home
[Chorus]
Fourteen songs and a temperance sermon thats what a good meal buys
For a little extra theres a guitar solo called Reward In The Sky
[Chorus]