Mike Love - Temptation (Lyrics)

We’re living in a world of temptation
So don’t give in
Don’t let them lead you astray
Never let them change you, no way
We're living in a world of illusion
So don't give in
Don't let them get to your head
Turn you into the walking dead

'Cause it’s oppression television
From channel one to one thousand
All they need is this one toy
To keep you in your La-z-boy
Look how they’re promoting guns and violence
Glorifying gangsters, whenever they get a chance
They make serial killers into movie stars
Raise your hand if you don’t have one
In my house, I’ve got four

On the Disney channel, there’s a shootout
Cartoons getting capped now
What are they teaching our children?
And in every toy store, it’s army men, guns, and swords
There should be an enlistment form included

We're living in a world of temptation
So don't give in
Don't let them get to your head
Turn you into the walking dead

Yeah, cause this dangerous power of lust is everywhere
This vanity fair
Spun round by crack cocaine and heroin
Prescription pills to draw you in

And they’re teaching our children drug education
Show them what the drugs look like
And where they all come from
They even tell them how to smoke it, inject it, or swallow
The only thing they don’t show is where the money flows

On every corner, there’s a strip club
Hookers getting picked up
Pornographic peddlers, making a killing
Any kind of degradation, just for compensation
Anything for a dollar if you’re willing

And you wonder where these perverts come from
And you wonder where these predators, these rapists
These child molesters come from

We’re living in a world full of temptation
But do you have the strength to resist them?
So easy to fall victim to addiction
But so hard to see through the illusion
So run, run, turn your eyes and run
Run, run, turn your eyes and run...

Oh Lord, there’s nothing left here to hold on to
All that’s left is to start anew
So turn your eyes and run

We're living in a world of temptation
So don't give in
Don't let them lead you astray
Never let them change you, no way
We're living in a world of illusion
So don't give in
Don't let them get to your head
Turn you into the walking dead

This whole world is backwards
The corporate farmers take our food supply
The bankers take our wealth
Education steals our wisdom
Doctors take away our health
Lawyers corrupt justice
Mass media hides the truth
Investigators destroy the proof

Record labels corrupt music
Fashion destroys our beauty
Technology inhibits our natural abilities
Politicians take away our freedom
Religion destroys spirituality
Even a blind man can see
That this whole world is backwards