Michael Hess

Lyrics

Temptation is waiting It knocks at my door
I welcome it in cause I want me some more. 
It’s too much to bear But so hard to resist.
No act of redemption could save me from this
I know it ain't right I know that its wrong
Its a curse of the weak not the will of the  strong,
But got mixed up in a bootlegging part of a deal
Indulging in whiskey white lines and white pills

There are dealers there are pushers there are people on the street
They can get you damn near anything get it for you cheap
Once they have your full attention they'll be buried deep inside
Strip you from your mooring you'll have no place to hide

Felt like you walked on the water
The river Jordan in my veins
Until that dirt covers these bones that will remain
Temptation tempts me once again

I never thought that anything could ever bring me down
I was hardened by the streets I was tough and I was proud
I had a reputation I was skilled at making waste
Of any dirty business that stood in my way
But this pressure I'd been under said I needed some release
So I found a little something outside the boundaries
I soon began to plunder that temptation to fill
My desire for whiskey white lines and white pills

Felt like I walked on the water
The river Jordan in my veins
Until that dirt covers these bones that will remain
Temptation tempts me every day

It was never my intention to get lost in the dark
Cause I see that there is a light when I look up to those stars
But this night could not control what would emerge before that dawn
So I built me a fire to ride out this storm
When I jumped into that pit I never thought I'd burn
Tried to quench an illusion the devil had returned
So I had to take a chance I never thought I'd loose
Disapeared into that darkness with those pills and that booze

Felt like I walked on the water
Like the river Jordan in my veins
Now 6 feet down you'll find the bones that still remain
Temptation took my soul away