Jesus Gonna Be Here

Tom Waits

Well, Jesus gon' be here
He gonna be here soon, yeah
He a gonna cover us up with leaves
With a blanket from the moon, yea-er
With a promise and a vow
And a lullaby for my brow
Oh, Jesus gonna be here
Gonna be here soon, yeah

Well, I'm not gonna do nothing but wait here
I don't have to shout him
I got me no reason, yea
And I got no doubt, yea-ah
I'm gonna get myself unfurled
From this mortal coiled up world
Jesus gonna be here
Gonna be here soon, yea-m

I got to keep a my eyes
Keep 'em wide open, yea-er
So I can see my Lord, yea-m
I'm gonna watch the horizon
For my brand new Ford, yeah
Well, I can hear him rolling on down the lane
I said, "Ah, Hollywood be thy name."
Cos Jesus gonna be here
He gonna be here soon, yeah

Well I got to keep myself
To keep myself faithful
And you know that I've been so good, yuh
Except for drinking
But he knew what I would, yea-ah
And when I'm gonna leave this place better
Than the way I found that it was
And Jesus gonna be here
He gonna be here soon, yuh
I know my Jesus gonna be here
He gonna be here soon, yea-um
I know my Jesus gonna be here
Gonna be here soon, yeah


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    The song is a commentary on mentality of the uneducated poor who claim and cling to religion like a child clings to the belief of Santa Claus.

    "Hollywood be thy name" is making light jest of faux religious scholarship. People quoting and hiding behind scripture with meaning they don't understand.

    Erodoxon October 21, 2017   Link

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