Homeless Jesus Creeps Me Out

homeless Jesus creeps me out
i liked him better on the cross, no doubt
hanging up there with nails through his feet
that's the kind of Jesus I prefer to meet

i don't want no homeless Jesus in my neighborhood
let's nail him back up on the cross
yeah i really think we should

when i was driving by last night
homeless Jesus gave me such a fright
i locked the doors of my Mercedes Benz
don't wanna think about the homeless
   and neither do my friends

i don't want no homeless Jesus in my neighborhood
let's nail him back up on the cross
yeah i really think we should

i mean, what's he doing lying there on that bench
he might jump up and hit you on the head with a wrench

this ain't the Jesus that i want to see
i want Jesus like he used to be
hangin' on his cross, about halfway dead
bloody crown of thorns upon his head

i don't want no homeless Jesus in my neighborhood
let's nail him back up on the cross
yeah i really think we should


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This song was inspired by a news item: a church in North Carolina, USA erected a statue of a human figure, covered in a blanket and sleeping on a park bench. Only the nail wounds on the figure's feet indicate that this homeless person sleeping in public is none other than Jesus Christ. One community resident was quoted: "The statue creeps me out."

I wrote and recorded this song very quickly, all in the space of about two hours. Here is a link to the NPR story:

Statue Of A Homeless Jesus Startles A Wealthy Community