If You Can't Save Me Lyrics - New Model Army

In a nowhere bar-room on the east side of the city 

There was a strange smell of burning outside in the street 

I was giving a sermon like the son of a preacher 

I was high on revolution and wild with belief 

Across the table she was lighting a cigarette 

And in the light of the flame her eyes flashed fury as she turned to me 

She said - you're never going to save the world 

If you can't save me 

On Cavalry Hill, the sky turned black 

And the wind blew the dust in the blistering heat 

But the heavens were empty, no angels came 

The only sound I remember was the crying of Mary and the mother's weep 

And he cried out - you're never going to save the world 

If you can't save me 

It's all vanity and you're never going to save the world 

If you can't save me