jesus got a tight grip

well i ain't never been an angel

i ain't never been called a saint

yeah

i've decorated every bar in town

with a big red coat of paint

but good thing i had a good raisin'

for all the hell i've raised since then

when that roll is called up yonder

i know they've gonna let me in

'cause jesus got a tight grip on my soul

and he ain't letting go

he ain't letting go

the devil reaches out but he can't grab hold

'cause jesus got a tight grip on my soul

and he ain't letting go

he ain't letting go

might have a little rust on my halo

but when i'm gone i know where i'll go

'cause jesus got a tight grip on my soul

now i've been a little more cold beer

than holy water

it's true

more saturday night on an old bar stool

than a sunday morning pew

but even old hank williams

finally saw the light

and

oh hallelujah

i have too

and it ain't just the neon kind

'cause jesus got a tight grip on my soul

and he ain't letting go

he ain't letting go

the devil reaches out but he can't grab hold

'cause jesus got a tight grip on my soul

and he ain't letting go

he ain't letting go

might have a little rust on my halo

but when i'm gone i know where i'll go

'cause jesus got a tight grip on my soul

yeah

jesus got a tight grip on my soul

yeah

whoa

i got a long

long way to go

whoa

but i'm gonna get there i know

'cause jesus got a tight grip on my soul

and he ain't letting go

he ain't letting go

the devil reaches out but he can't grab hold

'cause jesus got a tight grip on my soul

and he ain't letting go

he ain't letting go

might have a little rust on my halo

but when i'm gone i know where i'll go

'cause jesus got a tight grip on my soul

jesus got a tight grip on my soul

yeah he does

and he ain't letting go