800 Pound Jesus Lyrics - Singles - Sawyer Brown

I saw a garage sale 

Pulled up in the yard 

Found a statue of Jesus 

It was eight feet tall 

He held out his arms 

And he seemed all alone 

So I loaded him up 

And drove him home 

Out by my driveway he 

Looks down the street 

With his long hair and sandals made 

Of rebar and concrete 

I painted him white with a long purple robe 

He's a rock of ages on our gravel road 

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He's an eight-hundred pound Jesus 

Standing taller than a tree 

He's an eight-hundred pound Jesus 

A bigger man than you or me 

I thought loosin' my job was 

The end of the world 

Till my best pal ran off with my best girl 

I felt suicidal with no real friends 

So I walked outside with a rope in my hand 

Out by that statue there's a big old tree 

So I stood on his shoulders 

And I counted to three 

I had every intention of buying the farm 

But when I jumped off he caught me in his arms 

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I wanted to return the favor to him 

Cause I never had a more solid friend 

So I planted some flowers 

All around his feet 

And I bought him a flock 

Of ceramic sheep 

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He's a bigger man 

Than you or me