How the Song Came About
In North Carolina, at least during the 90's, there was a popular vanity plate that people would place on the front of their car that looked just like a North Carolina license plate except where the slogan "First in Flight" usually is was replaced by "You've got a friend in" and the place where the license # would normally go said "Jesus" and then "North Carolina" appeared along the bottom just like a real license plate. Mike and I were walking around one day when we saw one of these and started making fun of it. Finally one of us said something like, "Where is this Jesus, North Carolina, and who is this friend that lives there? Perhaps I should visit. Is Jesus on the map?" And so forth and so on. It was inevitable that it would become a song.
Jesus, NC
by Mike Shaffer et al (with the words of our lord in red)
I walked into Jesus, NC on a Sunday by the railroad tracks.
Jesus was standing on a Jesus street corner and he looked a little taken aback.
He said, "Why's this town named after me? The crosses on the churches are a mystery,
If I never see another one again it's all the same.
I looked at him, he looked at me. And as the cars drove by we could clearly see,
The tags from the DMV, that bore his namesake's name.
And they said, "You've got a friend in Jesus, North Carolina".
That's a town I'll never see again.
If Jesus lived in Jesus, North Carolina,
He'd be confused each time the mail came in.
I said, "Jesus, you're a carpenter, won't you build me a full scale...
Stephanie Seymour?"
He said I'd love to hammer your abstinence away but I don't think I can bear to see nails today
and I just can't carry lumber, any more.
Well he looked tired and I look beat, so we went to get a bite to eat.
He didn't look both ways before crossing the street, and the smoking license plate that landed at my feet said,
"You've got a friend in Jesus, North Carolina".
That's a town I'll never see again.
If Jesus lived in Jesus, North Carolina,
He'd be confused each time the mail came in.
'Cause it'd say Jesus, God Street, Jesus, NC
274603
Well the mailmen are all Satan any way.
Jesus, God Street, Jesus NC
Why do they send these bills to me?
I'm the savior of man, I'm the son of God,
I don't have a social security card.
Well, Jesus was arrested, and the decimated auto towed, too.
He said "You'd think they'd let me out, but here's turn about:
The jail's named after me, too".
Why did they imprison me? That big ass rock was enough for 3 days straight,
I sweated till I had the fever, I had to break down and invent the lever.
And is sweated really a word any way?
I don't know.
It's got absolutely nothing to do...
with the fact that
"You've got a friend in Jesus, North Carolina".
That's a town I'll never see again.
If Jesus lived in Jesus, North Carolina,
He'd be confused each time the mail came in.
'Cause it'd say Jesus, God Street, Jesus, NC
274603
Well the mailmen are all Satan any way.
Jesus, God Street, Jesus NC
Why do they send these bills to me?
I'm the savior of man, I'm the son of God,
I don't have a social security card.
And if I did, the number would be 3.
My social security number would be 3.
Immediately following the father,
then the holy ghost.
You know, I sure don't mean to boast,
But without me, you wouldn't know what year it was.
(I'm going to be a little bitch and not post the mp3, because it's available for sale right there to your right. Hey, a guy's gotta make a buck, right?)
by Mike Shaffer et al (with the words of our lord in red)
I walked into Jesus, NC on a Sunday by the railroad tracks.
Jesus was standing on a Jesus street corner and he looked a little taken aback.
He said, "Why's this town named after me? The crosses on the churches are a mystery,
If I never see another one again it's all the same.
I looked at him, he looked at me. And as the cars drove by we could clearly see,
The tags from the DMV, that bore his namesake's name.
And they said, "You've got a friend in Jesus, North Carolina".
That's a town I'll never see again.
If Jesus lived in Jesus, North Carolina,
He'd be confused each time the mail came in.
I said, "Jesus, you're a carpenter, won't you build me a full scale...
Stephanie Seymour?"
He said I'd love to hammer your abstinence away but I don't think I can bear to see nails today
and I just can't carry lumber, any more.
Well he looked tired and I look beat, so we went to get a bite to eat.
He didn't look both ways before crossing the street, and the smoking license plate that landed at my feet said,
"You've got a friend in Jesus, North Carolina".
That's a town I'll never see again.
If Jesus lived in Jesus, North Carolina,
He'd be confused each time the mail came in.
'Cause it'd say Jesus, God Street, Jesus, NC
274603
Well the mailmen are all Satan any way.
Jesus, God Street, Jesus NC
Why do they send these bills to me?
I'm the savior of man, I'm the son of God,
I don't have a social security card.
Well, Jesus was arrested, and the decimated auto towed, too.
He said "You'd think they'd let me out, but here's turn about:
The jail's named after me, too".
Why did they imprison me? That big ass rock was enough for 3 days straight,
I sweated till I had the fever, I had to break down and invent the lever.
And is sweated really a word any way?
I don't know.
It's got absolutely nothing to do...
with the fact that
"You've got a friend in Jesus, North Carolina".
That's a town I'll never see again.
If Jesus lived in Jesus, North Carolina,
He'd be confused each time the mail came in.
'Cause it'd say Jesus, God Street, Jesus, NC
274603
Well the mailmen are all Satan any way.
Jesus, God Street, Jesus NC
Why do they send these bills to me?
I'm the savior of man, I'm the son of God,
I don't have a social security card.
And if I did, the number would be 3.
My social security number would be 3.
Immediately following the father,
then the holy ghost.
You know, I sure don't mean to boast,
But without me, you wouldn't know what year it was.
(I'm going to be a little bitch and not post the mp3, because it's available for sale right there to your right. Hey, a guy's gotta make a buck, right?)
