Michael Weiskopf - Tattoo of Jesus (6:41)

MICHAEL WEISKOPF - TATTOO OF JESUS (6:41)

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Songwriter: Michael Weiskopf
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HE WAS OUT ON THE ROAD HEADING NOWHERE
'CAUSE NOWHERE IS WHERE HE THOUGHT HE OUGHT TO BE
AND HE STOPPED INSIDE OF A ROADHOUSE ON HIS WAY THERE
BEFORE TOO LONG SHE HAD HIM ON HIS KNEES.

SHE HAD A TATTOO OF JESUS ON HER FOREARM
AND ONE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ON HER THIGH
AND SHE QUOTED FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS
AND SOME SONNETS, AND THEY ALL SEEMED TO APPLY

DO YOU THINK I AM EASIER TO BE PLAYED ON
THAN SOME PIPE THAT YOU MAY FIND ALONG THE WAY?
YOU CAN SPEAK IN FANCY PROSE AND QUOTE THE BIBLE
BUT I WON'T BELIEVE A SINGLE THING YOU SAY

HE SAID, I WILL COMFORT YOU AND EASE YOUR SORROW
SHE SAID, GO SLOWLY NOW YOU'RE GONNA STUMBLE IF YOU MOVE TO FAST.
THEY SAY THE DEVIL CAN QUOTE SCRIPTURE FOR HIS PURPOSE,
HE SAID, FORGET THE PAIN OF EVERYTHING THAT'S PAST

AND ONCE AGAIN HE ASKED IF SHE WOULD JOIN HIM ON HIS JOURNEY
BUT SHE LOOKED RIGHT PAST HIM TOWARDS THE WINDOW AND SHE JUST SIGHED
AND THEN HIS ASKING TURNED TO BEGGING AS THE SUNSET,
AND SHE POINTED TOWARDS THE GROUND TO SIGNIFY

SHE HAD A TATTOO OF JESUS ON HER FOREARM
ANOTHER ONE OF SHAKESPEARE ON HER THIGH
AND THE WORDS "BORN TO RUN"
THEY WERE KIND OF BURNED OUT.
ON HER ANKLES IT SAID "TELL ME NO MORE LIES"

THEN SHE SAID, I'M NOT FEARFUL OF THE DARKNESS
BUT SOMETIMES THE LIGHT IS MORE THAN I CAN BEAR
THEY SAY THE SAVIOR HE WAS BORN INSIDE OF A STABLE
BUT LOOK AROUND, THERE AIN'T NO EVIDENCE OF THAT AROUND HERE

AND SOME WILL RISE BY SIN WHILE OTHERS FALL BY VIRTUE
WITH THE ONLY MEDICINE BEING A THREAD OF HOPE
FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT I WAS GREEN IN JUDGEMENT
MAKING CHOICES BASED ON WHIMS AND HOROSCOPES

THEN SHE SAID, EVEN IF I COULD LOVE YOU,
I ALREADY SWORE TO GOD TO LOVE YOUR ENEMIES MORE
HE SAID, YOUR WORDS CUT LIKE A RAZOR THROUGH TO MY HEART
BUT IT WAS ALL RIGHT THERE WRITTEN ON HER BODY ART

SHE HAD A TATTOO OF JESUS ON HER FOREARM
AND ONE OF BILLY SHAKESPEARE ON HER THIGH
AND HE TOLD HER THAT HE LOVED HER AFTER ONE DRINK
AND AFTER TWO HE SAID DAMMIT I'M GONNA LOVE YOU TIL I DIE

HE TOLD HER I WILL COUNSEL YOU WITH MY EYES UPON YOU
SHE SAID, THESE ARE THE LAST WORDS THAT I'M GONNA SAY
I WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE YOUR FACE TOMORROW
NOW WOULD YOU KINDLY TURN THE OTHER WAY

ABOUT THAT TIME, HE STOOD UP FROM HIS BAR STOOL
PAID HIS TAB AND TOOK HIS KEYS UP OFF OF THE TRAY
AND AS HE RAMBLED DOWN THAT LONG AND LONELY HIGHWAY
HE KEPT THINKING OF THEIR SIMPLE ONE ACT PLAY

SHE HAD A TATTOO OF JESUS ON HER FOREARM
ANOTHER ONE OF SHAKESPEARE ON HER THIGH
AND THE NAMES OF FORMER LOVERS ON HER SHOULDERS
AND A TEARDROP UNDER EACH ONE OF HER EYES

COPYRIGHT MICHAEL WEISKOPF/BLUE HIGHWAY INSOMNIA MUSIC 2016