“Saint of Me” – Rolling Stones (Jagger & Richards: Bridges to Babylon)

Saint Paul the persecutor Was a cruel and sinful man Jesus hit him with a blinding light And then his life began I said yeah I said yeah

Augustine knew temptation He loved women wine and song And all the special pleasures Of doing something wrong I said yeah I said yeah

I said yeah oh yeah oh yeah You’ll never make a saint of me Oh yeah oh yeah You’ll never make a saint of me

And could you stand the torture And could you stand the pain Could you put your faith in Jesus When you’re burning in the flames

And I do believe in miracles And I want to save my soul And I know that I’m a sinner I’m gonna die here in the cold I said yes I said yeah

I said yeah oh yeah oh yeah You’ll never make a saint of me Oh yeah oh yeah You’ll never make a saint of me Oh yeah oh yeah You’ll never make a saint of me Oh yeah oh yeah You’ll never make a saint of me

I thought I heard an angel cry I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye

John the Baptist was a martyr But he stirred up Herod’s hate And Salome got her wish To have him served up on a plate I said yes I said yeah

I said yeah oh yeah oh yeah You’ll never make a saint of me Oh yeah oh yeah You’ll never make a saint of me Oh yeah oh yeah You’ll never make a saint of me Oh yeah oh yeah You’ll never make a saint of me

I thought I heard an angel cry I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye I thought I saw an angel cry

You’ll never make a saint of me You’ll never make a saint of me