Yielding to Temptation

Something called me from the bookcase and I answered quick and dumb
And I guess I'd still be reading there if rescue hadn't come.
Well, I must have jumped six inches and I answered "Coming, dear!"
Now the sf's in the basement and it doesn't call so clear.

'Cause I've bin there, dun that, learned what I should know,
Had the hours* go like nothing and had nothing good to show.
Yes, I've bin there, dun that, learned to recognize
When I'm yielding to temptation by the haze behind my eyes.
    * changes with each chorus

I was filling up the ice cube tray last night at half past ten
When I heard a voice entreating "Won't you dance with me again?"
It's the caramel fudge ripple, sweet as love and thick as sin.
I'm not dumb, I'm not expAndable, and I'm not digging in!

'Cause I've bin there, dun that, learned what I should know,
Had the calories go like nothing and had nothing good to show.
Yes, I've bin there, dun that, learned to recognize
When I'm yielding to temptation by the haze behind my eyes.

As I stroll around the dealers' room, I'm only here to look.
No, I don't need that CD; no, I do not need that book.
I can live without a T-shirt showing Asterix the Gaul...
But I'm wearing ten new buttons I don't recognize at all!

'Cause I've bin there, dun that, learned what I should know
Had the dollars go like nothing and had nothing good to show.
Yes, I've bin there, dun that, learned to recognize
When I'm yielding to temptation by the haze behind my eyes.

We interrupt the writing of this silly little song
'Cause my lady is reminding me to not stay up too long.
She's reclining in the bedroom with a warm and sultry smile,
And I'll write this down tomorrow 'cause the song can wait awhile!

'Cause I've bin there, dun that, learned what I should know,
Had the hours go like nothing and had something good to show!
Yes, I've bin there, dun that, learned to recognize
When I'm yielding to temptation by the haze behind my eyes.