Key: A major
Verse 1
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On the highway at night
Drivin' like a bat outta hell
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By the roadside standing there
With his thumb out in the wilderness
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And a halo in his hair
Verse 2
heaven boy
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I'll Show you paradise
Yeah gimme a ride to heaven boy
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My name is Jesus Christ"
Verse 3
I come screeching to a halt
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I said "Hop on in"
He says "thanks a lot for the lift
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Yeah I just come from Jerusalem
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Where things are going bad
Ah gimme a ride to heaven boy
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I need to talk to my dad"
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
Well I didn't know what to do
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So I jammed her down in gear
Kind a kicked my feet beneath the seat
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Ah but he just grinned
and said "My friend,
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I know you must think it's odd
But you got nothin' to fear
about drinkin' a beer
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If you share it with the son of God"
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
saw good news in his baby blues
me how to get there
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"Well it's a hard place
to find" he said
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"But I'll give you a little clue
It ain't somewhere up in the air
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It's sittin' right here inside with you"
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Then right in the middle of that perfect smile
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From his robes he pulled a gun
An stuck it up beside
my head and said
but I heard him say
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As he left me beneath the stars
"The Lord moves in mysterious ways
my son H'e's gonna use your car"
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[Chorus]
Outro 1
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