Over the Rhine Album: Ohio Track: Jesus in New Orleans
Jesus in New Orleans Lyrics
Words: Bergquist and Detweiler Music: Bergquist
The last time I saw Jesus I was drinking bloody mary's in the South In a barroom in New Orleans Rinsin' out the bad taste in my mouth
She wore a dark and faded blazer With a little of the lining hanging out When the jukebox played Miss Dorothy Moore I knew that it was him without a doubt
I said the road is my redeemer I never know just what on earth I'll find In the faces of a stranger In the dark and weary corners of a mind
She said, The last highway is only As far away as you are from yourself And no matter just how bad it gets It does no good to blame somebody else
Ain't it crazy What's revealed when you're not looking all that close Ain't it crazy How we put to death the ones we need the most
I know I'm not a martyr I've never died for anyone but me The last frontier is only The stranger in the mirror that I see
But when I least expect it Here and there I see my Savior's face He's still my favorite loser Falling for the entire human race
