[Verse 1]

There's a light on yonder mountain

And it's calling me to shine

There's a girl over by the water fountain

And she's asking to be mine

And Jesus is standing in the doorway

In a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so fine

He says, "We need you, son, tonight up in Dodge City

'Cause there's just too many outlaws trying to work the same line"

[Chorus]

Now, if Jesus was a sheriff and I were a priest

If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief

If papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line

There's still too many bad boys trying to work the same line

[Verse 2]

Well, sweet Virgin Mary runs the Holy Grail saloon

Well, for a nickel, she'll give you whiskey and a personally blessed balloon

And the Holy Ghost is the host with the most, he runs the burlesque show

Where they'll let you in for free and they hit you when you go

Mary serving Mass on Sunday and she sells her body on Monday

To the bootlegger who paid the highest price

He don't know he got stuck with a loser, she's a stone junkie, what's more, she's a user

She's only been made once or twice by some kind of magic

[Chorus]

If Jesus was a sheriff and I were a priest

If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief

And papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line

There's still too many outlaws trying to work the same line

[Verse 3]

Well, things ain't been the same in Heaven since Big Bad Bobby came to town

He's been known to down eleven, then ask for another round

Me, I've got scabs on my knees from kneeling way too long

It's about time I played the man, took a stand where I belong

And I forget about the old friends and the old times

There's just too many new boys trying to work the same line

[Chorus]

Well, if Jesus was a sheriff and I were a priest

If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief

And papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line

There's just too many outlaws trying to work the same line

[Verse 4]

Well, there's a light on yonder mountain

And it's calling me to shine

There's a girl over by the water fountain

She's asking to be mine

Jesus is standing in the doorway

Six gun drawn and ready to fan

Said, "We need you tonight, son, up in Dodge City"

Told him I was already overdue for Cheyenne

[Chorus]

If Jesus was the sheriff and I were a priest

If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief

And papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line

There's still too many bad boys trying to work the same line

[Chorus]

If Jesus was the sheriff and I were a priest

If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief

And papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line

There's still too many bad boys trying to work the same line

[Outro]

If Jesus was the sheriff and I was a priest