[Chorus]
My friend Mary got a friend named Jesus
She calls him up anytime she wants
It must be nice to have somebody to believe in
I wish I had the kind of faith she does
And a friend named Jesus

[Verse]
I might be worse than I was yesterday
If I confessed what would the preacher say?
He'd probably tell me, "God don't make mistakes"
But if God made me look at the mess he made

[Pre-Chorus]
I tried, I tried it all
The drugs, the alcohol
But then I'd do it again freely

[Chorus]
My friend Mary got a friend named Jesus
She calls him up anytime she wants
It must be nice to have somebody to believe in
I wish I had the kind of faith she does
And a friend named Jesus

[Outro]
Oooh-ooh, a friend named Jesus
Oooh-ooh