Jesus In New Orleans Lyrics - Over The Rhine

The last time I saw Jesus 

I was drinking bloody mary's in the South 

In a barroom in New Orleans 

Rinsin' out the bad taste in my mouth 

She wore a dark and faded blazer 

With a little of the lining hanging out 

When the jukebox played Miss Dorothy Moore 

I knew that it was him without a doubt 

I said, "The road's been my redeemer 

I never know just what on earth I'll find 

In the faces of a stranger 

In the dark and weary corners of a mind" 

She said, "The last highway is only 

As far away as you are from yourself 

No matter just how bad it gets 

It does no good to blame somebody else" 

Oh, ain't it crazy 

What's revealed when you're not looking all that close? 

Oh, ain't it crazy 

How we put to death the one's we need the most? 

I know I'm not a martyr 

I've never died for anyone but me 

The last frontier is only 

The stranger in the mirror that I see 

But when I least expect it 

Here and there I see my savior's face 

He's still my favorite loser 

Falling for the entire human race 

Oh, ain't it crazy 

What's revealed when you're not looking all that close? 

Oh, ain't it crazy 

How we put to death the one's we need the most? 

The last time I saw Jesus 

I was drinking bloody mary's in the South 

In a barroom in New Orleans 

Oh, ain't it crazy 

What's revealed when you're not looking all that close? 

Oh, ain't it crazy 

How we put to death the one's we need the most? 

Oh hey, yeah