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[Verse 1] Grandma used to pray out loud By her bed every night To me it sounded like mumblin' Like she was out of her mind She said, "Boy, this kind of prayin' Is what saved my life You oughta try it some time" And now I know she was right [Pre-Chorus] She was talkin' to Jesus She was talkin' to Jesus And she'd been talkin' to Jesus For all of her life [Verse 2] Mama used to drag me to church, mm-hmm Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights, a lot of church y'all Khaki pants and a polo shirt, what a nerd Boy, I put up a fight She said, "Son, one day, you'll thank me For having God in your life" And yeah, I know she was right Yeah, my mama was right (They always are) [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause now I'm talkin' to Jesus She got mе talkin' to Jesus She got me talkin' to Jеsus Yeah, my mama was right 'Cause now I'm talkin' to Jesus Yeah, I love talkin' to Jesus And I'll be talkin' to Jesus For the rest of my life [Chorus] What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus, oh What a friend we have What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus, oh [Verse 3] I've got three of my own now Tryin' to raise them up right My oldest is fifteen And I remember what that was like Tryin' to deal with the drama Tryin' to figure out the questions in life And I've been lookin' for a way to show him How to make it alright [Verse 4] Then he walked in my room While I was sayin' my prayers the other night He said, "I'll come back later I can tell you got a lot on your mind" I said, "It's not an interruption (No, no) You couldn't have picked a better time 'Cause I was just talkin' to Jesus Come over and give it a try" [Pre-Chorus] We started talkin' to Jesus We started talkin' to Jesus We started talkin' to Jesus, oh-woah, yeah And now he's talkin' to Jesus Thank God, he's talkin' to Jesus I hope he's talkin' to Jesus For the rest of his life, yeah [Chorus] What a friend What a friend we have in Jesus, c'mon Charleston Closer than a brother What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus, oh What a friend we have What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus, oh [Verse 5] There's no wrong way to do it There's no bad time to start It don't have to sound pretty Just tell Him what's on your heart 'Cause it's not a religion, no, no 'Cause it's more like a friendship So just talk to your Father Like you are His kid [Pre-Chorus] Just start talkin' to Jesus Just start talkin' to Jesus, even now You can talk to Jesus Whenever you like Just start talkin' to Jesus, just start talkin' to Jesus Yeah, just keep talkin' to Jesus For the rest of your life Hey, oh-oh, just start talkin' to Jesus Even now, even now, even now, yeah Just start talkin' to Jesus, oh, tell Him thank You Tell Him thank You [Chorus] What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Him What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh What a friend we have What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh-oh (A friend, naa-naa) What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus (Thank You Lord, thank You Lord) What a friend we have in Jesus, woah-oh C'mon one more time What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh What a friend we have What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus, oh-oh, yeah