I'm sitting here on this stoop
I am sitting here and have been since
I had to make myself some tea
Cause I just could not sleep
You know my soul, he did keep
Lust did got me again, lust did got me again
Those girls on those movie screens
It's written all over their faces
Just like I was a disgrace
Oh lust why don't you leave me alone
Why don't you leave me alone?
And don't put me back to sleep
Make me feel like a lowlife
Make me feel like a creep
It's been a long, long while
It's been a very long time
Ever since I was a kid, I could not keep my eyes away
I told myself I was alright
I told myself I was normal inside
But everything outside made me know I was
Screwed up and mixed up and confused
I begin to feel so violent
In lurking real strong beside him
Oh lust why don't you leave me alone
Why don't you leave me alone?
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