Talking To Jesus

First Verse
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 Grandma used to pray out loud
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 By her bed every night
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 To me it sounded like mumbling
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 Like she was out of her mind
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        She said, "Boy, this kind of praying
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        Is what saved my life
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        You oughta try it some time"
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        And now I know she was right
 
 
Chorus 
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She was talking to Jesus
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She was talking to Jesus
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She’d been talking to Jesus
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For all of her life
 
 
Second Verse
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        Mama used to drag me to church
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        Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights
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        Khaki pants and a polo shirt
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        Boy, I put up a fight
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        She said, "Son, one day you’ll thank me
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        For having God in your life"
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        And yeah, I know she was right
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        Yeah, my mama was right
 
 
Chorus 
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'Cause now I’m talking to Jesus
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She got me talking to Jesus
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She got me talking to Jesus
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Yeah, my mama was right
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'Cause now I’m talking to Jesus
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Yeah, I love talking to Jesus
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And I'll be talking to Jesus
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For the rest of my life
 
 
Bridge 
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus,
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus,
 
 
Third Verse
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I've got three of my own now
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Trying to raise them up right
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My oldest is fifteen
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And I remember what that was like
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Trying to deal with the drama
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Trying to figure out the questions in life
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And I’ve been looking for a way to show him
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How to make it alright
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Then he walked in my room
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While I was saying my prayers the other night
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He said, "I’ll come back later
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I can tell you got a lot on your mind"
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I said, "It’s not an interruption
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You couldn’t have picked a better time
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'Cause I was just talking to Jesus
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Come over and give it a try"
 
 
Chorus 
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We started talking to Jesus
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We started talking to Jesus
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We started talking to Jesus
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And now he’s talking to Jesus
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Thank God, he’s talking to Jesus
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I hope he’s talking to Jesus
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For the rest of his life, yeah
 
 
Bridge 
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus,
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus,
 
 
Fourth Verse
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There’s no wrong way to do it
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There’s no bad time to start
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It don't have to sound pretty
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Just tell Him what’s on your heart
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'Cause it’s not a religion, come on
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'Cause it’s more like a friendship
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So just talk to your Father
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Like you are His kid
 
 
Chorus 
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Just start talking to Jesus
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Just start talking to Jesus
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'Cause you can talk to Jesus
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Oh, whenever you like
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Just start talking to Jesus
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Just start talking to Jesus
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Just keep talking to Jesus
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For the rest of your life
 
 
Bridge 
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus,
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus,
 
 
Interlude 
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Outro 
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus
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What a friend we have in Jesus,
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What a friend we have in Jesus  Yeah, He's right in front of you 
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What a friend we have in Jesus  Just come to Jesus 
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What a friend we have in Jesus