Friday, May 2, 2014

(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