Mama Was A Lot Like Jesus Lyrics - Jeff Bates

I've seen her give her last five dollars 

To a stranger on the street 

An' do without a dress she wanted 

So we'd have enough to eat 

And when the ladies at the garden club 

Looked down their nose at her 

I watched her turn the other cheek 

Without one bitter word 

Mama was a lot like Jesus, the way she lived an' loved 

A blessing sent from Heaven up above 

She would pray for our forgiveness and sacrifice for us 

Mama was a lot like Jesus 

She could stretch a bag of groceries 

For two weeks to keep us fed 

An' she could take an old brown potted plant 

An' raise it from the dead 

An' her words were like a healin' touch 

When we had a broken heart 

And when I wrestled with the devil 

She led me through the dark 

'Cause mama was a lot like Jesus, the way she lived an' loved 

A blessin' sent from Heaven up above 

She would pray for our forgiveness and sacrifice for us 

Mama was a lot like Jesus 

I've got my daddy's eyes 

I've got my daddy's hair 

But I hope my mama's heart 

Is inside me somewhere 

'Cause Mama was a lot like Jesus, the way she lived an' loved 

A blessin' sent from Heaven up above 

She would pray for our forgiveness and sacrifice for us 

Mama was a lot like Jesus, my mama was a lot like Jesus