Britney Spears’s
. . . Baby One More Time is a pop classic. But have you noticed that with just a
few subtle changes, the tune is a serviceable song of repentance and perfectly
suited for a local church service? It’s a ‘Jesus-is-my-boyfriend’ ditty—
in reverse! So here’s my revised version
of
Karl Martin Sandberg’s original lyrics, with my amendments in italics to
show you how little I needed to change.
. . . Jesus One More
Time
revised lyrics © Terry J. Wright 2017
Oh, Jesus, Jesus
Oh, Jesus, Jesus
Oh, Jesus, Jesus,
how was I supposed to know
that something wasn’t right here?
Oh, Jesus, Jesus,
I shouldn’t have let you go
and now you’re out of sight, yeah.
Show me how you want me
to be,
Tell me, Jesus,
’Cause I need to know now, oh, because . . .
My sinfulness is
killing me (and I)
I must confess, I still believe (still believe).
When I’m not with you I lose my mind.
Give me a sign—
Bless me, Jesus, one more time.
Oh, Jesus, Jesus,
the reason I breathe is you—
now I’m not so
blinded.
Oh, Jesus, Jesus,
there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do.
This ain’t the way
I planned it.
Show me how you want me
to be,
Tell me, Jesus,
’Cause I need to know now, oh, because . . .
My sinfulness is
killing me (and I)
I must confess, I still believe (still believe).
When I’m not with you I lose my mind.
Give me a sign—
Bless me, Jesus, one more time.
Oh, Jesus, Jesus
Oh, Jesus, Jesus
Ah, yeah, yeah
Oh, Jesus, Jesus
how was I supposed to know?
Oh, blesséd Jesus,
I shouldn’t have let you go.
I must confess that my sinfulness
is killing me now—
don’t you know I still believe
that you will be here
and give me a sign?
Bless me, Jesus, one more time.
My sinfulness is
killing me (and I)
I must confess, I still believe (still believe).
When I’m not with you I lose my mind.
Give me a sign—
Bless me, Jesus, one more time.
I must confess that my sinfulness
is killing me now—
don’t you know I still believe
that you will be here
and give me a sign?
Bless me, Jesus, one more time.
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