SAINT CAFFEINE
John Gorka

I've seen the light. Oh, the light I've seen,
Seen the light of Saint Caffeine.
Of other drugs, oh, I am clean,
But I pray to you, Saint Caffeine.

Yes, I am a legal (?) fiend.
My high ... (?) mean routines.
Cold or not, O coffee bean,
I pray to you, Saint Caffeine.

Stayed away as a teen.
Hormones filled up my jeans.
Ever since my sleep got mean,
I took to you, Saint Caffeine.

BRIDGE: Help me through the morning.
Help me to the afternoon.
Bean count is boring.
I'd be snoring without you.

I wear your ring around my cup.
I pour you down. I drink you up.
When I'm running out of steam,
I pray to you, Saint Caffeine.

REPEAT FIRST VERSE

[As sung by John Gorka on "After Yesterday," Red House CD 121, 1998.

[You can hear this song as part of an archived radio program. Go to the page Minnesota Public Radio's Morning Show, for June 20- June 26, 2005. Then, under "Monday, June 20, 2005," click "Listen 5 - 7 a.m." The song begins 1 hour, 45 minutes, 50 seconds from the beginning of the program.]