[Verse 1]

For twenty years I've held this pulpit

Preached the word, served the Eucharist

Gained the trust of the townsfolk

Made every football game, never missed a social

[Verse 2]

Last week, a boy I taught theology

Came back in town with a new ideology

And now those feelings I tucked away

Threaten this sanctuary

[Chorus 1]

A lifetime of burning culminated

In one innocent, forbidden touch

I know this is wrong

'Cause I'm told this is wrong

[Verse 3]

A new recruit, twenty-five years old

He joined the habit with a chip on his shoulder

Some nights he'd proclaim his preference

But only flat back drunk on a bottle of Jameson

[Verse 4]

One of those nights we stayed up, the two of us

Singing our lives, just the two of us

We were hiding in the dark

I fell asleep by his side

[Chorus 2]

We woke to the chimes of the bells in the steeple

And ran off to separate rooms

They can't know what we've done

Our whole world would come undone

[Bridge]

You'll never live this down

You'll never live this down

You'll never live this down

You'll never live this down

You'll never live this down

You'll never live this down

You'll never live this down

You'll never live this down

You'll never live this down

(They're gonna find you out)

You'll never live this down

(They're gonna find you out)

You'll never live this down

(And when they find you out)

You'll never live this down

(They're gonna drag you out)

You'll never live this down

(Don't let them find you)

You'll never live this down

[Outro]

I know this is wrong

'Cause we're told this is wrong

A lifetime of burning culminated

In one innocent, forbidden touch

I know this is wrong

'Cause I'm told this is wrong