Jesus, Jack Daniels And Me
There was Jesus, Jack Daniels and me
We were talking last Saturday night
As usual Jack brought the bottle
And we all wound up quite tight
I said, 'How did it all go so wrong?
How come the world didn't change?
Why wasn't love all we needed?
Why was it so hard to arrange?'
And Jesus said, 'I tried my best, no one listened to me
They just washed their hands, hung me up on tree'
I said, 'I couldn't find that one missing link'
Jack said, 'Let's just have a drink'
Jack never has much to say
Me, I just talk all the time
Jesus just sits there and smiles
Like he might turn Jack into wine
I said 'Show me which way I should turn
Is this some kind of a test?
Why won't somebody tell me
What I should do for the best?'
And Jesus said, 'I tried my best, no one listened to me
They just washed their hands, hung me up on tree'
I said, 'I couldn't find that one missing link'
Jack said, 'Let's just have a drink'
Jack comes from Tennessee
It's written all over his face
Jesus says he's down from heaven
Or some such unlikely place
Where it's peaceful and no one complains
And everyone's finally free
I said, 'Oh, you must be joking
Sounds like paradise to me'
And Jesus said, 'I tried my best, no one listened to me
They just washed their hands, hung me up on tree'
I said, 'I couldn't find that one missing link'
Jack said, 'Let's just have a drink'
It's four in the morning again
Jesus and me, we're alone
The bottle is finally empty
I must've missed Jack going home
Jesus, he turns as he leaves
And says with his eyes full of tears
'Why is it when you feel like talking
Do I find Jack already here?'
And Jesus said, 'I tried my best, no one listened to me
They just washed their hands, hung me up on tree'
I said, 'I couldn't find that one missing link'
Jack said, 'Let's just have a drink'
© Colin Henderson M.C.P.S