Yield Not to Temptation
Resisting Temptation: A Love's Anthem of Strength and Patience
Lyrics
Yield not to temptation
Resist the urge to succumb to temptation
Oh my love, while I am away
Addressing a loved one, advising to stay faithful while the speaker is away
Don't you know you gotta be strong?
Emphasizing the importance of strength in resisting temptation
Leave all other guys alone
Warning against involvement with other individuals romantically
One fine sunny day
Referencing a positive future day
I'll be back home to stay
Expressing the intention to return home permanently
Yield not to temptation
Reiteration of the advice not to yield to temptation
And then no one lead you astray
Clarifying that yielding to temptation can lead one astray
So many times you gonna be lonely
Acknowledging the inevitability of loneliness at times
So many times you gonna be blue
Anticipating moments of sadness or melancholy
But yield not, yield not yeah
Repeating the advice not to yield to temptation
Oh, yield not, yield not
Emphasizing the importance of resisting temptation
Don't you know you gotta be strong?
Reiterating the need for strength in avoiding temptation
Leave all other guys alone
Warning against romantic involvement with others
One fine sunny day
Referencing another positive future day
Oh, I'll be back home to stay
Reiterating the intent to return home permanently
Yield not to temptation, oh
Repeating the advice not to yield to temptation
So many times you gonna be lonely
Acknowledging the likelihood of experiencing loneliness
So many times you gonna be blue
Recognizing the possibility of feeling blue or sad
Yield not, yield not
Reiterating the advice not to yield to temptation
Oh yeah, yield not
Emphatically emphasizing the importance of resisting temptation
Don't you know you gotta be strong?
Reiterating the need for strength in avoiding temptation
Leave all other guys alone
Warning against romantic involvement with others
One fine sunny day
Referencing another positive future day
I'll be back home to stay
Reiterating the intent to return home permanently
Yield not to temptation
Final reinforcement of the advice not to yield to temptation
Yield not to temptation
Repeat of the final reinforcement
Yield not to temptation
Concluding with a strong emphasis on resisting temptation
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