What The Devil Wanted
Authors: Ryan Adams / Mike Daly

Official Appearance:

Pneumonia -- Whiskeytown
Uncut:  Best Of Americana 2001 -- Whiskeytown
Unofficial Appearance: Pneumonia Pre-Release Version -- Whiskeytown

Pneumonia Rough Mix -- Whiskeytown
Notes: Ryan Adams: That's based on a recurring dream I had as a kid that has sort of continued a little bit into my adult life about the devil and about this weird trip I take where I go on this plane and I fly to a city which turns out to be Hell. I'm supposed to have this appointment but I never quite find out what's going on. It might also be about love. If you listen to the song, the character in it is selling his soul for love. But once that's done - the line is "All my time is wasteful now" - you might have love but no way to experience it. It's kinda like what people will do for love. They'll sell their soul for it - even if they can't experience or communicate it - just to know that they did have it."

Played Live:

Lyrics:

I sleep a sleep
Of wounded sheep
That jump the fence
But are too weak

It's what the devil wanted
It's what the devil wanted from me

Put your lover to your chest
Put all your fears to rest
Forever, baby
Ah, ah
Forever, baby

All my time is wasteful now
All my time is wasteful now
All my time is wasteful now
Ah, ah, ah, baby

My idle hands
They are but tools
Apply them well
And you will loose

It's what the devil wanted
What the devil wanted from me

Put your lover to your chest
Put all your fears to rest
Forever, baby
Ah, ah
Forever, baby

All my time is wasteful now
All my time is wasteful now
All my time is wasteful now

Ah, ah, ah, baby

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