800 Pounds Jesus-Paul Thorn

[ti:800 Pounds Jesus] [ar:Paul Thorn] [al:Hammer & Nail] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]800 Pounds Jesus - Paul Thorn [00:08.11]I saw a garage sale [00:10.20]Pulled up in the yard [00:11.84]Found a statue of jesus [00:13.73]It was eight feet tall [00:16.30]He held out his arms [00:17.72]And he seemed all alone [00:20.09]So i loaded him up [00:21.95]And drove him home [00:24.53]Out by my driveway he [00:26.55]Looks down the street [00:28.55]Long hair and sandals made [00:30.50]Of rebar and concrete [00:32.52]I painted him white with a long purple robe [00:36.33]He's a rock of ages on our gravel road [00:41.46]He's an eight-hundred pound jesus [00:45.48]Standing taller than a tree [00:48.68] [00:49.61]He's an eight-hundred pound jesus [00:53.31]A bigger man than you or me [00:56.71] [01:05.79]I thought loosin' my job was [01:07.80]The end of the world [01:10.01]Till my best pal ran off with my best girl [01:13.97]I felt suicidal with no real friends [01:17.70]So i walked outside with a rope in my hand [01:21.94]Out by that statue there's a big old tree [01:25.66]So i stood on his shoulders [01:27.54]And i counted to three [01:29.63]I had every intention of buying the farm [01:33.53]But when i jumped off he caught me in his arms [01:37.47] [01:38.40]He's an eight-hundred pound jesus [01:42.47]Standing taller than a tree [01:45.36] [01:46.40]He's an eight-hundred pound jesus [01:50.11]A bigger man than you or me [01:53.47] [02:02.62]I wanted to return the favor to him [02:06.45]Cause i never had a more solid friend [02:10.61]So i planted some flowers [02:12.51]All around his feet [02:14.58]And i bought him a flock [02:16.41]Of ceramic sheep [02:19.74]He's an eight-hundred pound jesus [02:23.78]Standing taller than a tree [02:26.76] [02:27.73]He's an eight-hundred pound jesus [02:31.56]A bigger man than you or me [02:35.18]He's a bigger man [02:36.65]Than you or me