saint paul the persecutor
was a cruel and sinful man
jesus hit him with a blinding light
and then his life began
i said yes i said yeah
augustine knew temptation
he loved women wine and song
and all the special pleasures
of doing something wrong
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
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
i said yes mmm
and i do believe in miracles
and i wanna save my soul
and i know that i’m a sinner
i’m going to 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
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i thought i heard a angel cry
i thought i saw a teardrop falling from his eye
come on now
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 yes 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
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i thought i heard a angel cry
i thought i saw a teardrop falling from his eye
i thought i saw a angel cry
you’ll never make a saint of me
you’ll never make a saint of me
you’ll never make a saint of me
never make a saint of me
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Year: 1998
Decade: 90s
Language: en
Word Count: 190