day before temptation

i know playin' with fire will get you burned

you'd think that'd be a lesson that i've learned

it goes back to the start of god's creation

that old whisper has a name

it's called temptation

it's down a dead end road

straight to nowhere's where it goes

when the high is gone

you'll be left out in the rain

soakin' wet with sin

on your knees and you'll begin prayin' for a way

to go back to the day before temptation

it'll dress you up in 100 dollar bills

it'll make you smell like whiskey and cheap thrills

keep one hand on the wheel or you'll be taken

on a shotgun ride with a driver called temptation

it's down a dead end road

straight to nowhere's where it goes

when the gas is gone

you'll be left out in the rain

soakin' wet with sin

on your knees and you'll begin prayin' for a way

to go back to the day before temptation

oh don't you let it catch you by surprise

it'll stab you in the back just like a knife

it'll take your house

your kids and your wife

brother if you let him

he'll damn sure take your life

it's down a dead end road

straight to nowhere's where it goes

when the deal is gone

you'll be left out in the rain

soakin' wet with sin

on your knees and you'll begin prayin' for a way

to go back to the day before temptation

'cause there ain't no way to go back to the day before temptation