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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Prince
Vocals
The Chambers Brothers
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Prince
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Prince
Producer
Michael Koppelman
Recording Engineer
Tom Garneau
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Love, come quick
Love, come in a hurry
There are thieves in the temple, tonight
[Verse 1]
They don't care where they kick
Just as long as they hurt you
There are thieves in the temple, tonight
Love, if you're there come save me
From all this cold despair
I can hang when you're around
But I'll surely die, if you're not there
[Chorus]
Love, come quick
Love, come in a hurry
There are thieves in the temple, tonight
[Verse 2]
I feel like I'm looking for my soul (Soul)
Like a poor man looking for gold (Gold)
There are thieves in the temple, tonight
[Verse 3]
Voices from the sky say, "Rely on your best friend to pull you through"
But even if I wanted to, I couldn't really truly 'cause my only friend is you
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ah, Come on
[Verse 4]
There are thieves in the temple, tonight
Kicking me in my heart
Tearing me all apart (Tearing me, tearing me, tearing me, tearing me all apart)
'Cause me and you could have been a work of art
Thieves in the temple
[Verse 5]
Baby, don't you know I'm holding on
The best that I can?
Love, please help me be
The better man
Better than the thieves in the temple
In the temple, tonight
[Bridge]
Oh, thieves in the temple (Tonight)
Tonight, hurt me
[Chorus]
Love, come quick
Love, come in a hurry
There are thieves in the temple, tonight
[Outro]
Thieves in the temple
You said you loved me (Thieves in the temple)
You said I was your friend (Thieves in the temple)
You were supposed to take care of me (Love, come quick)
Thieves in the temple (You lie)
Love, come in a hurry (Lie, lie)
Thieves in the temple, tonight
Written by: Prince