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04. Jesus is for Losers
Album: Squint
Artist: Steve Taylor
         
 

If I was driven
Driven ahead by some noble ideal
Who took the wheel?

If I was given
Given a glimpse of some glorious road
When was it sold?

So caught up in the chase
I keep forgetting my place

Just as I am
I am stiff-necked and proud
Jesus is for losers
Why do I still play to the crowd?

Just as I am
Pass the compass, please
Jesus is for losers
I'm off about a hundred degrees

If I was groping
Groping around for some ladder to fame
I am ashamed

If I was hoping
Hoping respect would make a sturdy footstool
I am a fool

Bone-weary every climb
Blindsided every time

Just as I am
I am needy and dry
Jesus is for losers
The self-made need not apply

Just as I am
In a desert crawl
Lord, I'm so thirsty
Take me to the waterfall

And if you're certain
Certain your life is some cosmic mistake
Why do you shake?

And if you're certain
Certain that faith is some know-nothing mask
Why do you still ask?

They don't grade here on the curve
We both know what we deserve

Just as you are
Just a wretch like me
Jesus is for losers
Grace from the blood of a tree

Just as we are
At a total loss
Jesus is for losers
Broken at the foot of the cross

Just as I am
Pass the compass, please
Jesus is for losers
I'm off about a hundred degrees

Just as I am
In a desert crawl
Lord, I'm so thirsty
Take me to the waterfall

© 1993 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Behind the Song:
*NOTE: Steve once explained in an interview that Jesus didn't come for those who were well, but those who needed a doctor. That's where the concept for "Jesus Is For Losers" came about* - JFH

 

More Lyrics from Squint

  1. 01. The Lament of Desmond R.G. Underwood-Frederick IV
  2. 02. Bannerman
  3. 03. Smug
  4. 04. Jesus is for Losers
  5. 05. The Finish Line
  6. 06. The Moshing Floor
  7. 07. Easy Listening
  8. 08. Curses
  9. 09. Sock Heaven
  10. 10. Cash Cow (A Rock Opera in Three Small Acts)
                 
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