I CAME IN HERE TONIGHT
TO DO A LITTLE THINKIN'
WHEN I LEFT HOME
I PROMISED HER TWICE
I AIN'T GOIN' DRINKIN'
THEN YOU WALK IN
AND KNOCK ME DOWN
WE COULD SLIP AWAY
BUT IN A FEW DAYS
IT'LL BE ALL
OVER TOWN
MY COUNTRY
CONSCIENCE
WILL TELL ON ME
THE ROOTS OF MY
RAISIN' RUN TOO DEEP
WELL SOMETIMES
TEMPTATION
WILL MAKE
A STRONG MAN WEAK
BUT MY COUNTRY
CONSCIENCE
WON'T LET ME CHEAT
I STARTED TO LEAVE
THEN I HESITATED
I LOOKED IN HER EYES
AND I WAS ALMOST
PERSUADED
THEN SHE
TOOK MY HAND
BUT WHEN SHE
TOUCHED MY RING
A VOICE IN MY HEAD
SPOKE UP AND SAID
SON YOU'RE DOIN'
THE WRONG THING
MY COUNTRY
CONSCIENCE
WILL TELL ON ME
THE ROOTS OF MY RAISIN'
RUN TOO DEEP
SOMETIMES
TEMPTATION CAN
MAKE A STRONG
MAN WEAK
BUT MY COUNTRY
CONSCIENCE
WON'T LET ME CHEAT
MY COUNTRY
CONSCIENCE
WILL TELL ON ME