take off those working clothes put on these high heeled shoes don t want no preacher on the tv baby don t want to hear the news shut out the world behind us put on your long black dress no one s ever going to find us here just leave your hair in a mess i ve been searching long enough i begged the moon and the stars above for sacred love i ve been up i ve been down i ve been lonesome in this godless town you re my religion you re my church you re the holy grail at the end of my search have i been down on my knees for long enough i ve been searching the planet to find the spirit moves on the water she takes the shape of this heavenly daughter she s rising up like a river in flood the word got made into flesh and blood the sky grew dark and the earth she shook just like a prophecy in the holy book thou shalt not covet thou shalt not steal thou shalt not doubt that this love is real so i got down on my knees and i prayed to the skies when i looked up could i trust my eyes all the saints and angels and the stars up above they all bowed down to the flower of creation every man every woman every race every nation it all comes down to this  don t need no doctor don t need no pills i got a cure for the country s ills here she comes like a river in flood the word got made into flesh and blood thou shalt not steal thou shalt not kill but if you don t love her your best friend will all the saints up in heaven and the stars up above it all comes down it all comes down it all comes down to love take off your working clothes put on your long black dress and your high heeled shoes just leave your hair in a mess i ve been thinking about religion i ve been thinking about the things that we believe i ve been thinking about the bible i ve been thinking about adam and eve i ve been thinking about the garden i ve been thinking about the tree of knowledge and the tree of life i ve been thinking about forbidden fruit i ve been thinking about a man and his wife i been thinking about thinking about sacred love sacred love