Talking To Jesus (Live)

Grandma used to pray out loud, by her bed every night
To me, it sounded like mumbling, like she was out of her mind
She said, "Boy, this kind of praying is what saved my life
You ought to try it sometime" and now I know she was right
She was talking to Jesus
She was talking to Jesus
She'd been talking to Jesus for all of her life (woo!)

And Mama used to drag me to church, mm-hmm
Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights, a lot of church, y'all
Khaki pants and a polo shirt, what a nerd
Boy, I put up a fight
She said, "Son, one day, you'll thank me for having God in your life"
Yeah, I know she was right
Yeah, my mama was right

'cause now I'm talking to Jesus
She got me talking to Jesus
She got me talking to Jesus
Yeah, my mama was right (they always are)
Now I'm talking to Jesus
Yeah, I love talking to Jesus
And I'll be talking to Jesus, yeah, for the rest of my life
All right, this is your part, what a friend

What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
Oh-oh-oh, oh, what a friend we have
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Now I've got three of my own now (woo!)
Trying to raise them up right
My oldest is 15, I remember what that was like
Trying to deal with the drama
Trying to figure out the questions in life
And I've been looking for a way to show him how to make it all right
Then he walked in my room, while I was saying my prayers the other night
He said, "I'll come back later, I can tell you've got a lot on your mind"
I said, "It's not an interruption, no, no, you couldn't have picked a better time
'Cause I was just talking to Jesus, come over and give it a try"

We started talking to Jesus
We started talking to Jesus
We started talking to Jesus
Oh-oh-oh, oh, yeah, yeah
And now he's talking to Jesus
Thank God he's talking to Jesus
I hope he's talking to Jesus for the rest of his life, what a friend

And what a friend we have in Jesus, come on, Charleston
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
Oh-oh-oh, oh, closer than a brother
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, yeah

There's no wrong way to do it
There's no bad time to start (woo!)
It ain't gotta sound pretty
Just tell Him what's on your heart
'Cause it's not a religion, no, no, no, no
No, it's more like a friendship (woo!)
So just talk to your Father, like you are His kid, come on
Just start talking to Jesus
Just start talking to Jesus
Come on, even now
You can talk to Jesus whenever you like

Just start talking to Jesus
Just start talking to Jesus, yeah
Just keep talking to Jesus for the rest of your life, hey
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Just start talking to Jesus, even now, even now, even now, yeah
Just start talking to Jesus, oh
Tell Him thank You, tell Him thank You

What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
Oh-oh-oh (oh)
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Him
What a friend (we have in Jesus)
(Oh-oh-oh, oh) what a friend we have

What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
Oh-oh-oh (what a friend I have)
What a friend (we have in Jesus)
What a friend (we have in Jesus) faithful, faithful friend
What a friend we have in Jesus
Oh-oh-oh, oh, come on, one more time

What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
Oh-oh-oh, oh, what a friend we have
What a friend we have (in Jesus)
(What a friend we have in Jesus)
What a friend (we have in Jesus)
Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, yeah