I got more friends in Jesus than I do in Tennessee

John Prine is on the tv
singing sad songs to me
somebody joined the navy
came home in a body bag
with a needle in his arm,
and it made me think that,

I got more friends in Jesus
than I do in Tennessee.

Johnny Cash has passed,
nothing good lasts,
except for the smile on
Kris Kristofferson's face
when he sings, "Freedom's
just another word."

Willie Nelson still hasn't got a haircut,
and I bet he hasn't quit smoking dope.
Some people are not an image,
that is really dope, and

I got more friends in Jesus
than I do in Tennessee.

Preacher man says that I ain't
going to get into heaven
living the way that I do
I work my 45 hours
I take the kids to school
the preacher must think
that I'm a fool.

I got more friends in Jesus
than I do in Tennessee,
I got more friends in Texas
than the eye can see,
I do more good things than bad
I'm a great husband
I'm a wonderful dad
that preacher got more money in his basket
than he ever had, and

I got more friends in Jesus
than I do in Tennessee,
you can lie till your blue in the face
but you ain't gonna pull the wool over me.

I got more friends in Jesus
than I do in Tennessee,