Jillette Johnson
Jillette Johnson
Jillette Johnson
Jillette Johnson
Jillette Johnson
Jillette Johnson
Jillette Johnson
Jillette Johnson
Jillette Johnson
Jillette Johnson
[Intro]
Yeah, maybe we should start it like that
One, two, three, four
[Verse 1]
I'm no doctor, I'm no lawyer
Who am I to judge you, boy?
You're gonna do what you wanna
Do whatever you were gonna
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm no angel anyway, myself
[Chorus]
I hope whatever way you cope that it eases you
Whether you're foraging for dope under the highway
I hope you never give up hope, what would Jesus do?
I don't know but I know he wouldn't do it my way
[Verse 2]
Life is hard, love is cruel
Do what you have to do
What that is, I don't care
It's a hard world out there
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm no angel anyway, myself
[Chorus]
I hope whatever way you cope that it eases you
Whether you're foraging for dope under the highway
I hope you never give up hope, what would Jesus do?
I don't know but I know he wouldn't do it my way
[Bridge]
Even if the sky fell out
You could say, "Holy shit"
Somebody would tell you, "Watch your mouth"
[Chorus]
I hope whatever way you cope that it eases you
Whether you're foraging for dope under the highway
I hope you never give up hope, what would Jesus do?
I don't know but I know he wouldn't do it my way
Jillette Johnson released What Would Jesus Do on Thu Oct 01 2020.
I was trying to write a song for someone else who lives in a pretty different genre than I do, although I don’t really know what genre I live in. It was more of a bluegrass, kind of folk space. I ended up writing a song about radical acceptance and, again, about this idea of compassion. And it’s rea...