Saint of me (video)

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1. Saint Paul the persecutor was a cruel and sinful man,

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Jesus hit him with a blinding light and then his life began.

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I said yes, I said yeah.

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Augustin knew temptation, he loved women, wine and song

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and all the special pleasures of doing something wrong

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I said yes, I said yeah.

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I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, you'll never make a saint of me.

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Oh yeah, oh yeah, he'll never make a saint of me !

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2. And could you stand the torture ? And could you stand the pain ?

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Could you put your faith in Jesus when you're burning in the flames ?

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I said yeah, mm.

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Well, I do believe in miracles and I want to save my soul

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and I know that I'm a sinner, I'm gonna die here in the cold.

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I said yes, I said yeah !

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I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, you'll never make a saint of me !

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Oh yeah, oh yeah, you'll never make a saint of me !

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Oh yes, oh yes, you'll never make a saint of me !

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Oh yeah, oh yeah, you'll never make a saint of me !

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+ I thought I heard an angel cry !

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I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye !

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3. John the Baptist was a martyr but he stirred up Herod's hate,

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and Salome got her wish to have him served up on a plate.

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I said yeah, yeah, I said yeah !

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I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, you'll never make a saint of me !

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Oh yes, oh yeah, you'll never make a saint of me !

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Oh yeah, oh yeah, you'll never make a saint of me !

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Oh yes, oh yeah, you'll never make a saint of me !

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Oh yeah, oh yes, you'll never make a saint of me !

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Oh yes, oh yeah ….

(orig. = capo 3rd) (The Rolling Stones)