Who's this kid with his mumbo jumbo    Living in air-conditioned limbo    Though they treat him just like a guest    He's living under threat of arrest    Now that he's finally trying to make some sense    He drinks in self-defense    Give me temptation    The subtle touch of authority will    Take you anytime down to the station    You say that it's alright by me    Now you're living with the curse of sophistication    Now that you're shackled up to the rigmarole    With absolute control       I see you lying so wide awake    After I've given you all that you can take    So for heaven's sake    Give me temptation       Still you want to succeed so badly    Finding your life will not be deadly    You tell me you can take it or leave it    Sometimes I think that you really believe it    You're just itching to break her secret laws    As you go from claws to clause    Give me temptation