Jesus Saves

Hey, man, you got a quarter
You ain't got nothing, that's ok man, it's ok, God bless you anyway
Hey, I hope I didn't scare you, nothing like that
I ain't no bomber or nothing
I used to live up town ones before two you know
No, no I did really I did
I used to come down here and look
Look at all the characters
Never thought I'd be one of them though
Characters men, a lot of characters

Hey you got a minute, got a minute
Let me tell a story about this friend of mine
DT Jesus
It use to stand for down town Jesus
We use to sell drugs and stuff down here
And niggas use to come spot
We use to call him D-tox
He was one character
One character that made it out of here
Let me tell you about him

Jesus was a talker just
Out of place New Yorker
Hung out on the boulevard He was
Sellin' nickel candies He was
Saving all his quarters He
Bought himself a cheap guitar
Started playing' bars
The kids came in their cars
You'd hear them shouting at the stage

Jesus saves
Jesus saves, yes He does
Jesus saves

Jesus started changin'
Things got really strange
He saw His T-shirts everywhere He
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

What Jesus saves
Jesus saves
Yes He does
Jesus saves

So the dice were cast
Today became the past
Jesus, He just disappeared
He was 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

What Jesus saves
Jesus saves
Yes He does
Jesus saves
Here Him cut through the night
On those late night radio waves
Jesus saves
Yes He does
Jesus saves