ROLLING STONES - Saint Of Me lyrics

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(jagger/richards)<br><br>Saint paul the persecutor<br>Was a cruel and sinful man<br>Jesus hit him with a blinding light<br>And then his life began<br>I said yeah<br>I said yeah<br><br>Augustin knew temptation<br>He loved women, wine and song<br>And all the special pleasures<br>Of doing something wrong<br>I said yeah<br>I said yeah<br><br>I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah<br>You'll never make a saint of me<br>Oh yeah, oh yeah<br>You'll never make a saint of me<br><br>And could you stand the torture<br>And could you stand the pain<br>Could you put your faith in jesus<br>When you're burning in the flames<br><br>And I do believe in miracles<br>And I want to save my soul<br>And I know that I'm a sinner<br>I'm gonna die here in the cold<br>I said yes, I said yeah<br><br>I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah<br>You'll never make a saint of me<br>Oh yeah, oh yeah<br>You'll never make a saint of me<br>Oh yeah, oh yeah<br>You'll never make a saint of me<br>Oh yeah, oh yeah<br>You'll never make a saint of me<br><br>I thought I heard an angel cry<br>I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye<br><br>John the baptist was a martyr<br>But he stirred up herod's hate<br>And salome got her wish<br>To have him served up on a plate<br>I said yes<br>I said yeah<br><br>I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah<br>You'll never make a saint of me<br>Oh yeah, oh yeah<br>You'll never make a saint of me<br>Oh yeah, oh yeah<br>You'll never make a saint of me<br>Oh yeah, oh yeah<br>You'll never make a saint of me<br><br>I thought I heard an angel cry<br>I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye<br>I thought I saw an angel cry<br><br>You'll never make a saint of me<br>You'll never make a saint of me