“Tempted”
(originally by Squeeze)
(from “The Photograph” soundtrack)
A flannel for my face
Pajamas, a hairbrush
New shoes and a case
I said to my reflection
“Let’s get out of this place”
Passed the churches and the steeples
The laundry on the hill
Billboards and the buildings
Memories of it still
Keep calling and calling
But forget it all, I know I will
Tempted by the fruit of another
Tempted but the truth is discovered
What’s been going on
Now that you have gone
There’s no other
Tempted by the fruit of another
Tempted but the truth is discovered
I’m at the car park, the airport
The baggage carousel
(The people keep on grindin’)
Ain’t wishing I was well
I said it’s no occasion
(It’s no story I could tell)
At my bedside empty pocket
A foot without a sock
Your body gets much closer
I fumble for the clock
Alarmed by the seduction
I wish that it would stop
Tempted by the fruit of another
Tempted but the truth is discovered
What’s been going on
Now that you have gone
There’s no other
Tempted by the fruit of another
Tempted but the truth is discovered
I bought a novel, some perfume
A fortune all for you
(A fortune all for you)
Though it’s not my conscience
That hates to be untrue
I asked of my reflection
Tell me what is there to do?
Tempted by the fruit of another
Tempted but the truth is discovered
What’s been going on
There’s no other
Tempted by the fruit of another
Tempted but the truth is discovered
There’s no other
About Erykah Badu Lyrics
Artist: Erykah Badu
Related Songs: Southern Gul Lyrics
Born: February 26, 1971 (age 51 years), Dallas, Texas, United States
Awards: Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, MORE
Nominations: Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, MORE
Genre: Hip hop music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Jazz, MORE
Record labels: Motown, Universal Records, MCA Records, Control Freaq