[Intro – dirty tenor sax, slow bass, Hammond organ]
[Tenor sax – low, raspy bends]
[Blues Choir – deep humming]
Mmmmmm…
Ohhhhhh…
[Lead – gravelly]
Lord…
Somebody turn that fan on.
It’s getting hot in here.
[Verse 1]
Neon bleeding through the smoke,
Whiskey burning in my throat.
You came walking through that haze,
And set this little room ablaze.
That saxophone began to cry,
You rolled your shoulders, caught my eye.
One slow step across that floor,
And I forgot what I came here for.
[Blues Choir – low]
Sweat and sin…
Sweat and sin…
[Pre-Chorus]
That bass rolls low,
That Hammond moans.
You pull me close,
And the whole room knows.
[Chorus – heavy grinding blues]
Sweat and sin,
Underneath these lights.
Moving nice and slow
Through the middle of the night.
Sweat and sin,
Let that rhythm crawl.
When that dirty sax starts crying,
Baby, give that groove your all.
[Blues Choir – powerful]
SWEAT AND SIN!
SWEAT AND SIN!
[Tenor sax – gritty answer]
[Verse 2]
Heat rolling off that crowded floor,
But somehow you keep wanting more.
Every turn is slow and tight,
Two silhouettes beneath red light.
That six-string screams,
That sax replies,
Hammond rolling while you close your eyes.
Drummer leaning way behind,
While you keep moving against the time.
[Blues Choir]
Ohhhhhh…
Nice and slow…
[Lead]
Don’t rush a damn thing.
[Instrumental – guitar and sax trade dirty bends]
[Tenor sax – long low phrase]
[Guitar – crying answer]
[Tenor sax – rising growl]
[Lead]
Yeah…
That’s filthy.
[Chorus]
Sweat and sin,
Underneath these lights.
Moving nice and slow
Through the middle of the night.
Sweat and sin,
Let that rhythm crawl.
When that dirty sax starts crying,
Baby, give that groove your all.
[Bridge – bass and Hammond only]
[Lead – low]
Feel that?
That ain’t the heat, baby…
That’s the blues.
[Blues Choir – humming builds]
Mmmmmm…
Mmmmmm…
[Tenor sax enters softly]
[Breakdown – drums return slowly]
Let it roll.
Let it burn.
Let that saxophone take its turn.
Move it left.
Bring it back.
Let your body ride that track.
No hurry.
No shame.
Just the blues calling your name.
[Blues Choir – building]
SWEAT…
AND SIN…
SWEAT…
AND SIN…
[Final Chorus – full band]
SWEAT AND SIN,
Burning through the night.
Bass down low,
Hammond holding tight.
Sweat and sin,
Let that whole room sway.
When that sax and six-string holler,
Let ’em take us away.
[Blues Choir – huge]
SWEAT AND SIN!
SWEAT AND SIN!
[Outro – extended dirty sax solo]
[Lead – gravelly]
Keep playing that thing…
[Tenor sax – low bending finale]
[Blues Choir – fading]
Mmmmmm…