w chris knight daddy and the devil walk side by side me and momma we tried to hide he couldn t stay sober if he tried daddy and the devil walked side by side the devil had a hold on daddy s hand he never had a straight and narrow plan down a dark and deadend road they ran the devil had a hold on daddy s hand chorus he took his soul and he took his pride but the devil still ain t satisfied we all cried the day he died daddy and the devil walked side by side daddy and the devil were the best of friends we all know that story s end but it s the son who pays for the father s sins daddy and the devil were the best of friends chorus years gone by and i m a full grown man it took a lot of living to understand how a good man falls for the devil s plans the devil had a hold on daddy s hand chorus daddy and the devil walked side by side