Jesus Was A Cross Maker lyrics
by Zevon Warren



written by Judee Sill 1972 EMI Blackwood Music BMISweet silver angels over the seaPlease come down flying low for meOne time I trusted a stranger'Cause I heard his sweet songIt was gently enticing meBut there was something wrongAnd when I turnedHe was goneBlinding meHis song remains reminding meHe's a bandit and a heartbreakerMy Jesus was a cross makerSweet silver angels over the seaPlease come down flying low for meHe wages war with the devilWith a pistol by His sideHe's always chasing him out of windowsAnd He won't give him a place to hideBut he keeps His doorOpen wideFighting himHe lights a lamp inviting himHe's a bandit and a heartbreakerMy Jesus was a cross makerYeah, Jesus was a cross maker(here's a verse Ms. Sill wrote, which Warren leaves out:maybe he thought he had enough thunder on this record, already:I heard the thunder come rumblin'The light never looked so dimI see the junction git nearerand danger is in the windAnd either road's lookin' grimHidin' me, I flee, desire dividin' meHe's a bandit and a heartbreaker.Oh, but Jesus was a cross makerYes, Jesus was a cross maker)