Jesus was a talker
   Out of place New Yorker
   Hung out on the boulevard
   Sellin' nickel candies
   Saving all his quarters
   Bought himself a cheap guitar
   Started playing' bars
   The kids came in their cars
   You'd hear them shouting at the stage
  
   [Chorus]
  
   Jesus saves
   Jesus saves
  
   Jesus started changin'
   Things got really strange
   He saw his tee shirts everywhere
   Started missing shows
   The band came down to blows
   But Jesus He no longer cared
  
   Things got out of hand
   And so he quit the band
   But still the critics they would rave
  
   Jesus saves
   Jesus saves
   Her him cut through the night
   On your late night radio waves
  
   So the dice were cast
   Today became the past
   And Jesus He just disappeared
   Headed for New York
   Or so his label thought
   And there he gave away the years
  
   Last seen drinking wine
   Beneath a flashing sign
   Promising salvation to strays
  
   Jesus saves
   Jesus saves
   Her Him cut through the night
   On your late night radio waves