From the recording Speak Peace (Redux)

Lyrics

DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE(Words and Music by Tennyson Walters)
Don’t take a chanceI know it’s tempting youMake no advanceSin tends to stick like glueAt a glance it’s such a pretty viewBut in the balance weighs sorrow’s rendezvous
Don’t play with fire you will get burnedYou better watch your stepWatch where you turnDon’t play with fire you will get burnedIt’s a hard lesson for you to learnDon’t play with fire you will get burnedYou might end up like ashes in an urnDon’t play with fire, fire, …don’t play with fire... fire
Why put yourself in that kind of spotCan’t you tell that it’s much too hotWhy propelWhat is meant to stopYou better run for helpThe bottom is about to drop
Don’t play with fire you will get burnedYou better watch your stepWatch where you turnDon’t play with fire you will get burnedIt’s a hard lesson for you to learnDon’t play with fire you will get burnedYou might end up like ashes in an urnDon’t play with fire, fire, …don’t play with fire. fire
I know you think that you can quitBreak the link and handle itThe flame is hard to extinguishWhen. the smoke’s a screen, you can’t distinguish
Let me tell you the devil’s no foolHe uses sin as his cutting toolGet hold of your sensesPut up your defenses(CHORUS OUT)
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