Joe Ely~Gimme a Ride to Heaven Boy

Saxon Pub 112407
Well I was caught up with myself
On the highway at night
Drivin like a bat outta hell
When I beheld an amazing sight
It was a lonely apparition
By the roadside standing there
With his thumb out in the wilderness
And a halo in his hair
Chorus:
He said, Gimme a ride to heaven boy
I'll Show you paradise
Yeah gimme a ride to heaven boy
My name is Jesus Christ;
So I come screeching to a halt
I said, Hop on in;
He said, thanks a lot for the lift
I forgive you of your sins
Yeah I just come from Jerusalem
Where things are going bad
Ahhh gimme a ride to heaven boy
I need to talk to my dad;
Chorus
Well I didn't know what to do
So I jammed her down in gear
Kind a kicked my feet beneath the seat
I was trying to hide the beer
Ahhh but he just grinned and said "My friend,
I know you must think it's odd
But you got nothin to fear about drinkin a beer
If you share it with the son of God;
Chorus
Well I saw good news in his baby blues
So I stomped it on the floor
I said you have to show me how to get there
I ain't been before
"Well it抯 a hard place to find" he said
"But I'll give you a little clue
It ain't somewhere up in the air
Its sittin right here inside with you"
Then right in the middle of that perfect smile
From his robes he pulled a gun
An stuck it up beside my head and said
"How's this for Kingdom Come?"
Well I pulled off scared but I heard him say
As he left me beneath the stars
;The Lord moves in mysterious ways
and tonight, my son ... He's gonna use your car.
Chorus repeats

[@dannyvaldez6373]

I have listened to alot of Joe Ely, never heard this song before

[@rocnloretta]

He used to play it quite a bit live. It's a great song written by Terry Allen.

[@wendymartin3670]

it ain't somewhere up in the sky...it's sittin' right inside of you ...best line in the song

[@timothywelch4949]

I love this song!!

[@jamesa6272]

Saw him play with the flatlanders at the bottom line in nyc! Great show

[@14freebooter]

My new favorite song!

[@1340DASH84008]

I saw him play this song with the flatlanders at the bottom line in nyc

[@izzybearsnursrey8073]

Wonder if this is a true story?? Maybe sum parts....who knows??