Friend of the Devil Lyrics

Lyric discussion by articulates 

Cover art for Friend of the Devil lyrics by Grateful Dead

lost in space, my dad is just like this song too. haha. he tells me of his drug days, his running from the cop days, his VW bus days, and the one time he bumped into jerry garcia in a bar. he's always told me this song is one of his favorites.

as to what its about, i'm almost positive the devil is cocaine.

@articulates why would he borrow $20 from cocaine?