Don't Tempt Me |
LyricsDon?t Tempt Me copywrite 2005 Joshua RiceI walked 16 miles on a high wire With a bottle of gin and my head on fire If you see me come better let me by I do the best I can but momma didn?t raise no hang dog man and when temptation calls I just say hi don?t tempt me lord don?t tempt me lord please don?t tempt me lord tonight Show me the whiskey show me the wine Take me to the red house we?ll have a real good time I got my mojo I got my pillbox hat For every step I take two steps back Don?t tempt me lord don?t tempt me I try to be a good man but I?m so weak Don?t tempt me lord don?t tempt me I try to be a good man but I?m so weak When the prophet Moses led his people to the promised land I was back in Cairo ? I had to play one more hand When Haile Selassie called out the Rastafarai I was on the plantation getting my baby high When Martin Luther King led the freedom march I was down in the pool hall hittin on a chick at the bar I take every day like the last one never walk away if I can have some fun If you wait for me you won?t get far I got no master plan Never gonna be no do-right man I take what I can get and thank my stars don?t tempt me lord don?t tempt me lord please don?t tempt me lord tonight You bring the bacon I?ll bring the frying pan Call off the dogs I think you found your man I got no future I got no past And every step I take might be my last Don?t tempt me lord don?t tempt me I try to be a good man but I?m so weak Don?t tempt me lord don?t tempt me I try to be a good man but I?m so weak Don?t tempt me lord don?t tempt me I try to be a good man but I?m so weak Don?t tempt me lord don?t tempt me I try to be a good man but I?m so weak Tell Martin Luther King I been trying to be a better man Lord lord Tell Haile Selassie I don?t want to get high no more But I?m just a man and I can?t hold out for long Lord lord Now listen Brother Moses I swear to god I won?t let you down again I wanna be right there when you wave your hand Lord lord I?m just a man, I?m just a poor man I?m just a man, I?m just a poor poor man Help me lord oh help me lord I can?t hold out for long I can?t hold out for long I can?t hold out for long |
| Short Song Description: Gospel plea for the strength to fight temptation and follow the example of our great leaders. |
| Story Behind the Song: Temptation can be overwhelming, and we spend our lives trying to resist it and be better human beings. Our lives are a series of ups and downs, one day falling to temptation, the next being inspired by great leaders or great ideas. |
| Lyric Credits: Joshua Rice |
| Music Credits: Joshua Rice |
| Producer Credits: Joshua Rice |
| Publisher Credits: Joshua Rice |
| Performance Credits: Joshua Rice |
| Label Credits: Joshua Rice |
| Song Length: 4:41 |
| Primary Genre: Blues-Gospel |
| Secondary Genre: - |
| Tempo / Feel: Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: Encouragement |
| Mood 1: Joyful |
| Mood 2: Disturbed |
| Similar Artist 2: Neville Brothers, The |
| Language: English |
| Era: 2000 and later |