Petra - St. Augustine's Pears lyrics

Words and music by Bob Hartman

Based on Romans 7:19

Late one night I heard a knock at the door

The boys were really painting the town

I was just another bored teenage boy

Kickin' up and actin' the clown... Yeah

One dare led to another dare

Then things were getting out of control

We hopped the fence and we stole the pears

And I threw away a part of my soul

Yes, I threw away a part of my soul (now it's)

(Chorus)

Haunting me how I stole those pears

'Cause I loved the wrong

Even though I knew a better way

Not for hunger or poverty

It was more than pears that I ended up

throwin' away... Yeah

Time goes by - now I'm old and grey

Those pears are just a memory

I would gladly pay all I have today

But that's just not the problem you

see... ('cause it's)

(Chorus)

Bridge:

Why do we love all the things that are wrong

Forbidden fruit has a strange siren song

Why do we do what we don't want to do

When we live with regrets our whole lifethrough

Repeat Chorus

And I don't even like pears that well...