Casey ought to know by now She's had time enough to figure it out She ain't gonna be no queenie She's just way too down and out She's saved her money but it will not help her now Temptation, got to pay the people Temptation, till she's old and feeble The judge says let's deliver this girl from temptation She draws a picture on the wall With her mind that's only partially gone But she's got more that she can do Figuring out why the sky is blue And she won't bother us till 1992 Temptation, got to pay the people Temptation, till she's old and feeble The judge says let's deliver this girl from temptation What she would've given to live in a neighborhood Just like me and you With someone to show her the rules she's broken But society has spoken Temptation, got to pay the people Temptation, till she's old and feeble The judge says let's deliver this girl from temptation