I was a happy man until I saw your face I hid my need away in some dark secret place All that power of sex I kept down and I never let go I had only one design the truth of God and man to know
Oh I'm a priest and I love this girl I love with a love that destroys my world
Against wind and the tide I could stand any shock Straight and proud like Notre-Dame upon her rock Then you've stolen my heart and awakened desire I dream I'm inside you and I wake up on fire
Oh I'm a priest and I love this girl I love with a love that destroys my world
I let no woman near, I suffered for God's care In the heart of the night I saw the lightning flare I looked out from my room, distracted from my prayer The day had just begun, and you were standing there
Oh I'm a priest and I love this girl I love with a love that destroys my world Oh I'm a priest and I love this girl
Heal me with your touch - or hurt me once again Make me suffer for my sin Just lead me on to Hell, and I'll deny my Christ For Hell, with you, is Paradise
Oh I'm a priest and I love this girl I love with a love that destroys my world Oh I'm a priest and I love this girl This girl