Jesus and Elvis

[Chorus]

Jesus and Elvis, painted on velvet

Hanging at the bar here every night

It's good to be back again, oh me and my old friends

'Neath the neon cross and a string of Christmas lights

[Verse 1]

Lola built this joint in sixty-seven

And her boy went off to fight on Christmas eve

In a war nobody won, she lost her only son

Now everything he loved is what you see

[Chorus]

Jesus and Elvis, painted on velvet

Hanging at the bar here every night

It's good to be back again, oh me and my old friends

'Neath the neon cross and a string of Christmas lights

[Verse 2]

Mama told them Jesus loves a sinner

His daddy said that music saved his soul

Between the drunkards and the band

It's a fitting promise land

For the King of Kings and the king of rock and roll

[Chorus]

Jesus and Elvis, painted on velvet

Hanging at the bar here every night

It's good to be back again, oh me and my old friends

'Neath the neon cross and a string of Christmas lights

[Bridge]

So if you need a shot of whiskey and redemption

Where the delta meets the sea of Galilee

Get washed in the blood of the Mississippi mud

Come all you non-believers and you'll see

[Chorus]

Jesus and Elvis, painted on velvet

Hanging at the bar here every night

It's good to be back again, oh me and my old friends

'Neath the neon cross and a string of Christmas lights

[Outro]

By and by, Lord, by and by