St. Augustine's Pears Lyrics - Petra

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) 

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(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) 

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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...