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Jesus Rode A Bike

from j by J Molin

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I wrote this my summer after college while working as a night watchman on the coast of Maine at the Haystack Mt. School of Crafts.

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i’m just a little noise with my grumblin achin belly
tryin to get me a job watchin the tele
but the man on the scale is askin me questions
and my hands are in my pockets looking for suggestions

i’m wheelin dealin, i’m jumpin on the bed
punchin holes in the ceilin with my hard hard head
little ones gather at my trampoline
to ask me how i made it past seventeen

what kind of car would jesus drive?
what kind of car would jesus drive?
sometimes it feels like i’m wastin all my precious time
trying to figure out what kind of car would jesus drive

waitin by the phone for my wagon to go by
but nobody’s home to give me a ride
i get nothing but static upon my screen
and the lines are jammed up with answering machines

lookin for my soul-mate, starin at my shoes
just remindin me that noah gathered everything in twos
tryin to park my satellite someplace
i keep tellin my baby that i need my space

would galileo have listened to the rolling stones?
would galileo listen to the rolling stones?
or would he have preferred the ramones?
would galileo have listened to the rolling stones?

i’m wastin all my precious time
wastin all my precious time
but it’s never been as sacred or sublime
to sit around and waste all my precious time

now it’s ready set loaf! man it’s already noon
didn’t expect the day to begin so soon
gotta copywrite my heart so noone can steal it
and broadcast it out so everyone can feel it

now i’m back on my feet, back in the saddle
got my high heel cleats and my ping-pong paddle
got some equations, burned my brass knuckles
buttoned up my lips with the fancy buckles

would shakespeare have drunk so much beer lastnight?
would shakespeare have drunk so much beer lastnight?
and gotten in such a stupid fight?
would shakespeare have drunk so much beer lastnight?

i’m wastin all my precious time
wastin all my precious time
but it’s never been as sacred or sublime
to sit around and waste all my precious time

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from j, released March 1, 2005
vocals and guitar: jason molin
keys: derek morris
bass: doug snyder
trumpet: ephraim owens
kit: wayne wilburn

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