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Hey preacher man, whatâs the word down on the street?
âThe Lord is cominâ, better get down on your knees
Better watch your step and the air you breathe
Better say your prayers to be redeemed
Oh to be redeemedâ
Well I, I told him I had Jesus Christ last night
In the back room of a low down dirty dive
He said, âDonât worry baby, itâs all right
Just take a tip from Judas and deny
Oh and just denyâ
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I know I should save my soul
I know time will take its toll
I know I should not give in
But baby it just feels so good to sin
An angel on my shoulder, a devil on my back
Temptation in my blood, itâs flowing fast
The angel says, âTurn the other cheek,â
But the devil says, âRevenge is oh so sweet
Yeah itâs oh so sweetâ
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So I was walkinâ down the street in the rain and this fella pulls up and he says,
âHey baby, you look like you could use a ride,â
and I say, âSure, why not,â so I get I the car and I tell him,
âJust a few blocks will be fine,â but he says,
âNo baby, Iâm takinâ you for a ride.â
Next thing I know he pulls up in an alley,
Thereâs a knife at my throat, thereâs a knife in his back
And thereâs blood on my hands, and I say to myself,
âI think I just killed a man.â
Hey father father, I killed a man tonight
How âbout six Hail Maryâs, will that fix me up right?
He says âGenuflect before the Lord,â
And I say, âJust like I did two nights before?â
Oh two nights before
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