Lyrics

In remembrance of a very contrary catholic girl
She was married to a friend
Hell of a guy, I wonder, how they’re both doing now

When I knew them they lived by the sea
Malibu Beach was the place to be
Living, loving at the ocean, oh so free

Went over one day at quarter til 3
She was all alone with a rosary
Jesus, Joseph, Mary, and me

Invited me in for a cup of tea
She laughed at me lasciviously
I could tell right away where it was going

Can you tell me, was it a sin?

She said Adam and Eve had it good for a time
Eden you see is a state of mind
So let’s create a garden of our own design

We made love and drank apple wine
Shot some dope with Frankenstein
Looking at her eyes, my how they shined

Heroin was fine, a heavenly night made it
Easy to forget about her husband and god
As we reveled in the garden, to the nines

Can you tell me, was it a sin?

We embraced on the floor, bodies in a twine
She confessed her secrets and I told her mine

All about the things we loved that we’d left behind
All about the things we feared that kept us from trying
All about the empty nights when we felt like dying

Can you tell me, was it a sin?
Can you tell me, was it a sin?

She said, my friend, I know it’s a sin
But if I had my way this garden
Would never, never end

Well, I took another drink and I sadly smiled
Wiped a tear from her cheek, how I loved that child
For a moment so much more than myself