Don’t Think Jesus Lyrics
Boy gets a guitar and starts writin' songs
'Bout whiskey and women and gettin' too stoned
He got all three at the first show he played
Hometown said, "I don't think Jesus done it that way"
[Verse 2]
Boy moves to city, lives fast and goes hard
Starts chasin' the devil through honky-tonk bars
Ignorin' the voices in his head that say
"I don't think Jesus done it this way"
[Chorus]
If I was Him I'd say, "To hell with you, ain't no helpin' you"
Find someone else to give Heaven to, I'm tellin' you
I'd shame me, I'd blame me, I'd make me pay for my mistakes
But I don't think Jesus does it that way
[Verse 3]
Boy's all alone, got no one to turn to
He figures he'll pray, 'cause what else could he do?
He said, "I wish You would've woke me up an easier way"
But I don't think Jesus does it that way
[Chorus]
If I was Him I'd say, "To hell with you, ain't no helpin' you"
Find someone else to give Heaven to, I'm tellin' you
I'd shame me, I'd blame me, I'd make me pay for my mistakes
But I don't think Jesus does it that way
About
“Don’t Think Jesus” is an emotional ballad released on Good Friday in 2022, which is fitting for the songs subject matter. Wallen originally teased the song on social media in October of 2021. While introducing the song, Morgan said that the song, “made him cry in his truck,” upon first hearing it. The song describes a man who uses woman and alcohol to get him through life until he finally realizes that he simply can’t live his life like that anymore. Wallen has led a similar life to the narrator. Ultimately the narrator finds that though most will turn against someone like him, Jesus “doesn’t [do it] that way.”
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Wallen said in an video shared in Instagram the first time he recorded it:
Some of my friends sent me a song today, I was on the way back home from playing a little golf… They wrote this song with me in on their mind and made me cry in the truck. So, I figured I’d test it out on y’all and see if y’all have a similar reaction. I just learned it a few minutes ago. So hopefully I get it right.
Songwriter Jessi Alexander said:
My heart is full!! A few days ago I sat in a little room with two of my best friends and we poured our hearts out to write this song for [Morgan Wallen] and now to get to hear him sing it with so much soul and conviction makes me feel like I just got a big ol hug from the man upstairs🙏🏼 😭
On July 19, 2023, “Don’t Think Jesus” was certified platinum by the RIAA.
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