Louie the Hook Vs. The Preacher

Lyrics

[Intro] Some of my friends got down to Jesus Some of my friends got down to Jesus Some got down to God Some got down to God, He wasn't dead He's just on the nod He's just on the nod [Verse 1] Louie the Hook had a hunger way down in his soul He'd hit his destination if Hell had been his goal He'd bruises and he'd ulcers in places you can't guess Well, safe to say that he'd made his play but Louie was a mess [Verse 2] Now Louie needed money in a very desperate way He felt his hour approaching, he was turning very gray When down the road come a preacher hustlin' for the Lord He laid his eyes on Louie but he did not speak a word [Verse 3] Preacher looked at Louie and he broke out in a grin "I'd rightly say by your shade of gray, baby, I know the fix you're in" Louie just kept a-starin', thinking he'd hit the mark "I'll get on your wagon, preacher, you just put the horse before the cart" [Verse 4] The preacher's eyes grew molten and he shouted to the Lord "'Fore I'm done he'll talk in tongues and he shall know the word" Upon his book he pounded as Louie began to sweat If life is just a gamble he thought he'd lost the bet [Verse 5] But the preacher had a silken suit and a new hog down the street And rocks on every finger, man, he was cool, if not discreet So Louie sized the preacher looking deep within his soul "The way he's decked I'd reckon he got a thousand dollar roll" [Verse 6] The preacher raged, the preacher roared 'til a crowed had come to stare And Louie the Hook get religion, down on his knees in prayer When up jumped Louie shaking, crying, "I have seen the light" The preacher, he was chuckling, you know, he thought he'd won the fight But Louie, quick as crystal, got the spirit to his feet He passed the hat, he got sixty bucks and he beat it on down the street [Instrumental Break] Truck on, Louie [Verse 7] Now a story needs a moral as a song must have an end And junkies and preachers a man don't need for friends Life is just a hustle, you've got to pay for your mistakes But if Jesus Christ was a preacher, He got the short end of the take [Outro] Some of my friends got down to Jesus Some of my friends got down to Jesus And some got down to God Some got down to God, He wasn't dead He just on the nod He just on the nod Hey, man