Sawyer Brown
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“800 Pound Jesus” is about a man who bought a huge statue of Jesus at a garage sale and put Him in his yard. When he was faced with what he felt was more than he could handle, he decided to commit suicide and climbed up on the statue so that he could hang himself from the nearby tree; but when he j...
[Verse 1]
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 I drove Him home
[Verse 2]
Out by my driveway, He looks down the street
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
I thought losing my job was the end of the world
'Til 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
[Verse 4]
Out by the 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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 5]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Tag]
He's a bigger man than you or me
Yeah
800 Pound Jesus was written by Paul Thorn & Billy Maddox.
800 Pound Jesus was produced by Mark Miller & Mac McAnally.
Sawyer Brown released 800 Pound Jesus on Tue Mar 02 1999.