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I was aheadI was a seerI left for BabylonYou & Herodias stayed in the wildernessI was the oneWith the halo onBut it was all to no availTo know a veil of tearsWhen I was John the BaptistWhen I was John the BaptistWhen I was John the Baptist JonesAhead on points, ahead of my timeI was neck & neck with the Kings of CrimeI worked the rivers, I owned my own homeI was head & shoulders over flesh & boneBut when you did the dance of the seven veilsSalome, Salome, there was only the crockery below meI was aheadMy success, like shampoo, washed you clean out of my mindHow could I knowThe lengths you would goSongtexteWhen you're ahead of Jesus Christ you don't look behindWhen I was John the BaptistWhen I was John the BaptistWhen I was John the Baptist JonesAhead of schedule, ahead of the hoardI had the Moral Majority drunk as a LordI ducked adulterers & did it aloneI was head & shoulders over flesh & boneBut when you did the dance of the seven veilsSalome, Salome, there was only the crockery below meBelieve me, reprieve me, can you forgive me?My sweet Salome, put yourself below meFor just one night, dearHeavens above Salome, put yourself below meFor just one night Aus Songtexte Mania