Steve Taylor

Jesus Is For Losers

Steve Taylor


If I was driven
Driven ahead by some noble ideal
Who took the wheel? 

If I was given
Given a glimpse of some glorious road
When was it sold? 

So caught up in the chase
I keep forgetting my place 

Just as I am
I am stiff-necked and proud
Jesus is for losers
Why do I still play to the crowd? 

Just as I am
Pass the compass, please
Jesus is for losers
I'm off about a hundred degrees 

If I was groping
Groping around for some ladder to fame
I am ashamed 

If I was hoping
Hoping respect would make a sturdy footstool
I am a fool 

Bone-weary every climb
Blindsided every time 

Just as I am
I am needy and dry
Jesus is for losers
The self-made need not apply 

Just as I am
In a desert crawl
Lord, I'm so thirsty
Take me to the waterfall 

And if you're certain
Certain your life is some cosmic mistake
Why do you shake? 

And if you're certain
Certain that faith is some know-nothing mask
Why do you still ask? 

They don't grade here on the curve
We both know what we deserve 

Just as you are
Just a wretch like me
Jesus is for losers
Grace from the blood of a tree 

Just as we are
At a total loss
Jesus is for losers
Broken at the foot of the cross 

Just as I am
Pass the compass, please
Jesus is for losers
I'm off about a hundred degrees 

Just as I am
In a desert crawl
Lord, I'm so thirsty
Take me to the waterfall