Hey preacher man, what’s the word down on the street?
“The Lord is comin’, 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 redeemed”
Well I, I told him I had Jesus Christ last night
In the back room of a low down dirty dive
He said, “Don’t worry baby, it’s all right
Just take a tip from Judas and deny
Oh and just deny”
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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, it’s flowing fast
The angel says, “Turn the other cheek,”
But the devil says, “Revenge is oh so sweet
Yeah it’s oh so sweet”
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So I was walkin’ down the street in the rain and this fella pulls up and he says,
“Hey baby, you look like you could use a ride,”
and I say, “Sure, why not,” so I get I the car and I tell him,
“Just a few blocks will be fine,” but he says,
“No baby, I’m takin’ you for a ride.”
Next thing I know he pulls up in an alley,
There’s a knife at my throat, there’s a knife in his back
And there’s blood on my hands, and I say to myself,
“I think I just killed a man.”
Hey father father, I killed a man tonight
How ‘bout six Hail Mary’s, will that fix me up right?
He says “Genuflect before the Lord,”
And I say, “Just like I did two nights before?”
Oh two nights before
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