"Devil On The Left" by Jamie O'Neal tells the story of a stripper in the Delta who walks into a tattoo parlor and asks for a devil on her left shoulder and an angel on her right. She's already living in the middle of a fight between good and evil, and she's struggling to find her way through life. The song also describes a rundown chapel across the street from where she dances, where a preacher used to pray for her. The chorus describes how the protagonist has a devil on her left and an angel on her right, and she's stuck in between them. She's part of her is in heaven, and part of her is in hell, and she's trying to find her way through life with these two opposing forces pulling her in different directions. The final verse of the song takes a different direction and describes a little yellow house in Kansas with a white picket fence, where the protagonist is now a mother. When her child asks about the tattoos on her shoulders, she brushes the question off, suggesting that she's left her past behind and that her child doesn't need to know about it. Overall, "Devil On The Left" is a poignant song about the struggle between good and evil and the choices we make in life, as well as the possibility of redemption and starting over.
