Song lyrics downloaded from: https://www.albumsongandlyrics.com ------------------------------------------ Rolling Stones - Saint of me ------------------------------------------ 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 Augustin 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 Youll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah Youll 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 youre burning in the flames And I do believe in miracles And I want to save my soul And I know that Im a sinner Im gonna die here in the cold I said yes, I said yeah I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Youll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah Youll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah Youll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah Youll 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 Herods 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 Youll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah Youll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah Youll never make a saint of me Oh yeah, oh yeah Youll 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 Youll never make a saint of me Youll never make a saint of me