Don Covay - Temptation Was Too Strong Lyrics
When we got marriedAll of our friends were thereEv'ryone saidWe were a happy pairTogether we would haveA home, sweet homeBut listenThey didn't know, uh!You had an outside affair goin' onListen!Listen!It's too, late (late)Lord, too late (to late to wake up)It's too late, it's too late(It's too late)Let me tell yaWe've got to break-up(We've got to break-up)Lord, you stayed away too long(Temptation was) too strongIt's too, late (for you)Hey, listen!I've have a message for you!Listen to me!Spoken:You know a friend of mineCalled me the other dayBy the name of Joe TexHe said, 'Don, try to *'Hold To What You Got'But *'Ninety-Nine and a Half' won't doLike Wilson Pickett saidI tried, *'A Lover's Prayer'Like Otis Redding saidIt just didn't work outI'm gonna followSolomon Burke's advise*'Tonight's The Night'It's all over, honey'Cause I need someoneTo *'Stand By Me'Like Ben E. King saidThe rest of my lifeListen!Baby! Baby!It's too (late)You're too late to wake up(It's too late to wake up)And let me tell ya somethin' else!It's too late(It's too late) (now!)I found myself a full time loveGirl, you knowYou stayed away too longTemptation was too strongIt's too lateSpoken:And listen!I don't want you to comeKnockin' on my do'!(Too late)Listen!May find myself, somebodyTo let me sleep late ev'ry Sunday mo'ninAnd bring me my breakfast to my bedAnd when I have a headacheShe comes, she rubs my achin' headAn you listen!She comfort meSo sweet 'n frailAn let me tell you somethin', Honey!FADES-You know, you just not qualified!I said, you're not qualified!You're just not qualified to do it!~Don's Song Title Reference:1. Hold What You've Got - Joe TexDec 19, 1964+ (#5 pop)2. Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)Wilson Pickett May 28, 1966 (#44 pop)3. My Lover's Prayer - Otis ReddingJune 4, 1966 (#6 pop)4. Tonight's The Night - Solomon BurkeMay 29, 1965 (#28 Pop)5. Stand By Me - Ben E. KingMay 8, 1961 (#4 Pop)