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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    oh, also, Tom said in an interview somewhere that the lyrics were inspired by those crazy street preachers you see in urban areas

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