The Allman Brothers Band - Temptation Is a Gun Lyrics

Like the hopeful dreams of many

He had everything and more

A lovely wife and children

All the things worth fighting for

He knows, there was still

Still, something missing in his life

Though he promised to be faithful

He was good at telling lies

He had an eye for young girls

He would steal some on the side

Oh no, he just could not be satisfied

It's a game of all or nothing

There is nowhere safe to run

Someone might just pull the trigger

'Cause temptation is a gun

He met her at a night club

On the other side of town

Somehow he could not resist her

She's the best he'd ever found

She knows, she found her ticket to the other side

It's a game of all or nothing

There is nowhere safe to run

Someone might just pull the trigger

'Cause temptation is a gun

His foolish ways seem harmless but his world was so divine

'Cause at home they know his secrets they've heard all his alibis

As he tries to face his feelings, he can't justify his crimes

Now comes the final ending

Of the dreams he once held sacred deep inside

He can kiss it all goodbye

It's a game of all or nothing

There is nowhere safe to run

Someone might just pull the trigger

'Cause temptation is a gun

Oh, mmm, yeah baby

Oh temptation is a gun, yeah

Temptation is a gun

All or nothing, all or nothing