(jagger/richards)
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
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