The Rolling Stones — Saint Of Me

[Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Post-Chorus] I thought I heard a angel cry I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye Come on now [Bridge] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Post-Chorus] I thought I heard a angel cry I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye I thought I saw a angel cry [Outro] 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