Bruce Springsteen - If I Was The Priest Lyrics
Part of the hammond demos.(recorded by allan clarke on solo album in 1975) written by bruceWell theres a light on yonder mountainAnd its calling me to shineTheres a girl over by the water fountainAnd shes asking to be mineAnd aint that jesus, hes standing in the doorwayWith a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs, so really fineHe says we need you up in dodge city, soncause theres oh so many bad boys (just too many outlaw)Tryin to work the same lineWell now if jesus was the sheriff and I were the priestIf my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thiefOh and papa rode shotgun for the fargo lineTheres still too many outlawsTryin to work the same lineNow old sweet virgin maryShe runs the holy grail saloonWhere for a nickel theyll give you whiskyAnd the personally blessed balloonAnd the holy ghost, hes the host with the mostHe runs the burlesque showWhere they let you in for freeBut oh hit you for your soul when you goAnd mary serves mass on sundayAnd then she sells her body on mondayTo the bootlegger who will pay the highest priceBut he dont know he got stuck with a loserMarys a stone junkie, whats more shes a boozerAnd shes only been made once or twiceBy some kind of magicWell things aint been the same in heavenEver since big bad bobby came to townHes been known to down elevenAnd then ask for another roundAnd me I got scabs on my kneesFrom kneeling way too longI gotta take a stand, be the man, up where you belongAnd forget about the old friends and the old timesBecause theres just too many new boysTryin to work the same lineWell now if jesus was the sheriff and I were the priestIf my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thiefOh and papa rode shotgun for the fargo lineTheres still too many bad boysTryin to work the same lineNow theres a light on yonder mountainAnd its calling me to shineTheres a girl by the water fountainAnd shes asking to be mineAnd jesus, hes standing in the doorwayWith his six-guns drawn, and ready to fanHe says we need you son, up in dodge cityBut Im already overdue in cheyenne
