Pierre Englebert

Lyrics

It went with me like with Carrie
On her way to Cincinnati
The car went sliding, I was scared,
I threw my hands up in the air
I might have had too much to drink
And I said “Jesus, take the wheel”
But He was worse than me
He crashed my car at Central Parkway and E. Liberty

And He said “I can walk on water,
Stickshift’s another matter altogether
But if you’d gone the way of Lazarus,
I would have brought you back among us”

I said “You, Mary, Joseph!
You wrecked my car, my fancy Corvette”
I reached for my hydro flask
But it was full of wine like we were still in Palestine
I said “Oh, Lord, ease up on the superpowers
And get us a tow truck”
But it was Triple A
That sent an angel for a couple hundred bucks

And Jesus said “Get up and walk now
Blessed are the users of sustainable transportation
I am the way, you know
Forget Siri, follow me,
And you will reach your destination"
Then he gave me a loaf of bread,
And then another, and another, and another…

These days, I must admit, you’ll find me riding public transit
Won’t cast the first stone, but I learned my lesson,
I let no saint or prophet drive me home
Sometimes, when on the bus,
I see a stranger, a slob like one of us
He’s on the phone with Rome
Trying to find his way back home up to heaven all alone