A musical lyric, in the style of classic blues, that examines the moment a tempted sinner seeks salvation.

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Twilight flickers through the window

Makes the bottle glitter so

Glass sparkles like diamonds

Gives the bourbon a golden glow

Oh, you’re tempting me

Oh, you’re tempting me

You’re tempting me

Help me to say no

Lord, help me to say no

Funky haze clouds the barroom

Dusky taste down my throat

I gave up them coffin nails

But lord, I could use a smoke

Oh, you’re tempting me

Oh, you’re tempting me

You’re tempting me

Give me an antidote

Lord, give me an antidote

Swelt’rin evening settles

Smold’rin beauty saunters by

The sultry curves of her body

Make a hard man cry

Oh, you’re tempting me

Oh, you’re tempting me

Oh, you’re tempting me

Why won’t you let me be?

Oh, you’re tempting me

Oh, you’re tempting me

You’re tempting me

And temptation

Gets the best of me

Lord, temptation gets the best of me

You’re tempting me

Oh, you’re tempting me

Oh, oh,

You’re tempting me

By Mike Turner

From: United States

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