needs must the devil drives

when the sun goes down

you come sneakin' around my door

you got me on the ropes

and i can't take any more

all through the daytime you're there

pushing and a-shovin' me around

sometime i wonder if i will ever survive

needs must the devil drives

try as i might

i never seem to get ahead

when the rooster crows

i've already left my bed

mayhem in the traffic

another truck rolls over on its side

then the banker calls and tells me i'm taking a dive

needs must the devil drives

life is an automatic pay as you go

you won't get too far

if you ain't got no dough

weighed down in debt

your chips been fried

ain't no place to run and nowhere to hide

needs must the devil drives

when the sun goes down

you come sneakin' around my door

you got me on the ropes

and i can't take any more

all through the daytime you're there

pushin' and a-shovin' me around

sometimes i wonder if i will ever survive

needs must the devil drives