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Runnin' With The Devil Lyrics

Yeah, Yeah!
Ah, yeah!

I live my life like there's no tomorrow
and all I've got, I had to steal
Least I don't need to beg or borrow
Yes I'm livin' at a pace that kills

Oooh, yeah
(Ahh!) Runnin' with the devil (Ahh-hah! Yeah!)
(Woo-hoo-oo!) Runnin' with the devil
I'm gonna tell ya all about it

I found the simple life ain't so simple
When I jumped out, on that road
I got no love, no love you'd call real
Ain't got nobody, waitin' at"home

(Ah, yeah-ah!)
Runnin' with the devil
(God damn it lady. You know I ain't lyin' to ya)
(I'm only gonna tell you one time-ya!)
Runnin' with the devil
(Yes I am! Yeah!)

(Guitar Solo)
Woo!

Woo!

You know K, I found the simple life
Weren't so simple, no
When I jumped!out, on that road
Got no love, no love you'd call real
Got nobody, waitin' at home

(Ah, yeah!)
Runnin' with the devil
(Hold on. Hold on, I'm runnin'! Ah, yeah!)
Runnin' with the devil
(Uh! Uj! Come on, one more time)

(Guitar Solo)

(ha-yeah!)
Runnin' with the devil
(Oh, yeah! Ya-yeah!)
Runnin' with thg devil
(Woo! Woo!)
Runnin' with the devil
(Ai-ha, yeah! Ah-ha, yeah! Ah-hah, yeah!)
Runnin' with the devil (Woo!)
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer
Alex Van Halen, Edward Van Halen, David Roth, Michael Anthony
Duration
3:35
Producer
Ted Templeman
Release date
1978-01-04t00:00:00
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
han2 On Feb 14, 2002
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^^^It was recorded in 1978.

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Many of you are partially right. Rock and roll has long been thought to be "the music of the devil" and this song accurately describes the life of "running with the devil", living the hard rock lifestyle of day to day, no real place to call home, no love of your life, running from town to town at a pace that would kills mere mortals. It's probably one of the most powerful and accurate rock and roll anthems while also being one of the least lyrical and short.

@eeprete.... Well put I agree with you

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van halen is da pwns

Cover art for Runnin' With The Devil lyrics by Van Halen

van halen kicks ass

Cover art for Runnin' With The Devil lyrics by Van Halen

This song has nothing to do with satan or his lifestyle. It is very simple & refers to the stress that we we experience in city life. Even if we think we're leading a simple life, we always get pulled into the complications of the world. This song is awesomely tight. And let me tell you - Rock N roll aint about anti-christ shit. Rock N Roll is about what the songwriter feels & he puts it out in one tight song. Runnin' with the devil, for example. Great song

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If I recall correctly, in an interview in 1978, Dave said that he wrote this song about his early morning workouts, mainly jogging, that he did with Satan. He and Satan met at the Whiskey--the Devil was trying to see behind Eddie's back to figure out how he did the tapping, and Dave got pissed that he was leaning on the stage, and had him removed until after the set. Anyway, after the set, he and Dave were hitting on the same blond and discovered that they have similar tastes, and actually hit it off as friends. So, there you have it, jogging with SAtan.

@jonjuan Yeah, some people know how to sell a story...

@jonjuan Yeah, some people know how to sell a story...

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I think that this song is about a guy who takes life a day at a time. As he goes farther into the song, he realizes that life isnt all that simple. He sees that theres no where to turn becasue he never looked and planned ahaed, he always just watched what was right in front of him.

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what does this song mean? can it really be just about the devil or what?

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nothing

Cover art for Runnin' With The Devil lyrics by Van Halen

nothing