Hannibal's Tears in Rain

(I Know You Wish That You Were) Jesus' Girl

You know the cliche that all you have to do to change a pop song into a Christian song is replace "baby" with "Jesus"? Well, I decided to try it out with a classic from 1981, Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl." This presented a bit of a challenge, since the original is about a guy coveting his friend's girlfriend, and stuff like that isn't cool, Commandment-wise. But really, it wasn't that hard. On several lines, all I had to do was change the pronouns, and it fit perfectly.

(If, for whatever reason, you like this one, you might be interested in my Christian One Direction song, "What Makes You Dutiful.") 

The original song, in case it isn't already stuck in your head:

And my lyrics:


Jesus' Girl

Jesus is my God, yeah

He’s always been a good friend of mine

But lately something’s changed that ain’t hard to explain

Jesus came into my heart and took away all my pain

And he’s watching me with those eyes

And he’s lovin’ me on that cross, I just know it

Yeah ‘n’ he’s washing me in his blood

Don't want to fight

Now you know that I am Jesus’ girl

You know that I am Jesus’ girl

How can you find a savior like that

  

I played along with a charade

There didn’t seem to be a reason to change

You know, I felt so dirty when I swore at school

If I said I loved him, my friends’d say I’m a fool

But he’s watching me with those eyes

And he’s lovin’ me on that cross, I just know it

Yeah ‘n’ he’s washing me in his blood

Don't want to fight

Now you know that I am Jesus’ girl

You know that I am Jesus’ girl

How can you find a savior like that

I’m Jesus’ girl

You know that I am Jesus’ girl

How can you find a savior

How can you find a savior like that

I’m not lookin’ in the mirror all the time

Knowing he just sees the real me, not my body

My private worship time

This is the way love’s supposed to be

I’ll tell you where you can find a savior like that

I know you wish that you were Jesus’ girl

You wish that you were Jesus’ girl

You’re Jesus’ girl

That’s how you find a savior like that

You’re Jesus’ girl

We love him, we are Jesus’ girls

We are, we are Jesus’ girls