[Verse 1]

Yeah cigarettes taste good to me

But the body is a temple I read so I

I ain't messin' with Jesus

I love drivin' fast down a country road

But a voice in my head says take it slow

So I, I ain't messin' with Jesus

[Chorus]

I wanna keep him on my good side

Keep him on my bad side a little less of the time

I never plan on being perfect

I'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time

But I walk the line

Until I get to the other side

No I ain't messin' with Jesus

[Verse 2]

Yeah, I got a dark side and I try to live right

So I stay up late and I pray all night

Cause I, I ain't messin' with Jesus

Yeah I wanna do wrong in the middle of right

I wanna get drunk and have a good fight

But I, I ain't messin' with Jesus, nah

[Chorus]

I wanna keep him on my good side

Keep him on my bad side a little less of the time

I never plan on being perfect

I'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time

But I walk the line

Until I get to the other side

No I ain't messin' with Jesus

[Bridge]

Everything we do

You know he's gonna see us

So I don't mess with Jesus, nah

Everything we do

You know he's gonna see us

So I ain't messin' with Jesus

Hallelujah

[Chorus]

I wanna keep him on my good side

Keep him on my bad side a little less of the time

I never plan on being perfect

I'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time

But I walk the line

Until I get to the other side

No I ain't messin' with Jesus

I wanna keep him on my good side

Keep him on my bad side a little less of the time

I never plan on being perfect

I'm a back slidin' serpent of a man most of the time

But I walk the line

Until I get to the other side

No I ain't messin' with Jesus