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Jesus Take the Wheel

from The Wayside Ballads Vol 3 (2021) by Bill Jackson

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JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL
The story of a person who gives a down and out beggar on the street some small change to make himself guilt free. The line ‘Oh Jesus Take the Wheel’ was hijacked from a movie.

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Jesus Take the Wheel (Bill Jackson/Ross Jackson)

The thinkers the dreamers and the poets who weep
Are the broken and empty souls on the street
With their aimless aimless shuffle and struggle to the beat
They lay shame to us all as they stare down defeat

The strength in their eyes is veiled by the need
To survive one more day from wounds that won’t bleed
Stumblin’ their way on a path that’s been cruel
As we look down upon them through the eyes of a fool

And a pittance from your pocket sets your soul free

As you place it in the hand of who you might have been

Or maybe your just thinking I can cut some kind of deal

Oh, Jesus take the wheel



The waves roll and crash the wind blows and sings

As we stroll through life and what it has to bring

Time goes slow with nothing to show

But a broken spirit and a row left to hoe



The thinkers the dreamers and the poets who weep

Are the broken and empty souls on the street

With their aimless aimless shuffle and struggle to the beat

They lay shame to us all as they stare down defeat



And a pittance from your pocket sets your soul free

As you place it in the hand of who you might have been

Or maybe your just thinking I can cut some kind of deal

Oh, Jesus take the wheel

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from The Wayside Ballads Vol 3 (2021), released April 19, 2021
Bill Jackson: Acoustic Guitar/Vocal/Harp

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