The devil who forgets to be nice

Well the Devil woke up on a Sunday

With the sun burnin’ over his head

Said, “Maybe I’ll try to be nice today”

But the first thing he did was mislead instead

He poured black coffee in a broken cup

Put a smile on like it might suffice

But halfway through, he just gave it up

Every time, he forgets to be nice

Oh, he swears he’s just misunderstood

Says his horns are really a crown that's good

But every time he tries to pull himself up

He slips and burns the whole town down

It ain’t malice, it’s just his vice

The Devil forgets to be nice

He walked right by a beggar in the alley

Tossed him a coin made of smoke

Asked a preacher for some holy water

Then laughed before the old man spoke

It’s like his heart’s got faulty wiring

Short-circuits in paradise

He starts off right almost inspiring—

But the Devil forgets to be nice

Maybe in another life

He could’ve been your friend who's nice

But he loves the chaos way too much

To follow through ’til the end

Even when he swears he’s helping

Every kindness comes with a price

For the devil who forgets to be nice

Well the Devil woke up on a Sunday

With the sun burnin’ over his head

Said, “Maybe I’ll try to be nice today”

But the first thing he did was mislead instead

He poured black coffee in a broken cup

Put a smile on like it might suffice

But halfway through, he just gave it up

Every time, he forgets to be nice

Oh, he swears he’s just misunderstood

Says his horns are really a crown that's good

But every time he tries to pull himself up

He slips and burns the whole town down

It ain’t malice, it’s just his vice

The Devil forgets to be nice

He walked right by a beggar in the alley

Tossed him a coin made of smoke

Asked a preacher for some holy water

Then laughed before the old man spoke

It’s like his heart’s got faulty wiring

Short-circuits in paradise

He starts off right almost inspiring—

But the Devil forgets to be nice

Maybe in another life

He could’ve been your friend who's nice

But he loves the chaos way too much

To follow through ’til the end

Even when he swears he’s helping

Every kindness comes with a price

For the devil who forgets to be nice