Verse 1
GranBdma used to pray out loud
By hBer bed every night
BTo me, it sounded like mumbling
LBike she was out of her mind
SBhe said, "Boy, this kind of prayingE
BIs what saved my life E
YBou outta try it some time" E
ABnd now I know she was right
She was talkEing to JeBsus
She was talkEing to JeBsus
She'd been talkEing to JeBsus
For G#mall of her liBfe E
Verse 2
MaBma used to drag me to church E
SuBnday mornings and Wednesday nightsE
KhBaki pants and a polo shirt E
BBoy, I put up a fight E
SBhe said, "Son, one day you'll thank me E
FoBr having God in your life" E
AnBd yeah I know she was right E
YeBah my mama was right
Chorus
'Cause now I'm talEking to JesBus
She got me talkEing to JesBus
She got me talkEing to JeBsus
Yeah my maEma was riBght
'Cause now I'm talEking to JeBsus
Yeah I love talEking to JeBsus
And I'll be talkEing to JeBsus
For the reEst of my lBife
Chorus
WhEat a friend we hBave in Jesus
WhEat a friend we hBave in Jesus (Don't you know)
WhEat a friend we hBave in Jesus
OEh-oh-oBh, what a friend we have
WhEat a friend we hBave in Jesus
WhEat a friend we hBave in Jesus
WhEat a friend we hBave in Jesus
OEh-oh-oBh
I've got E3 of my owBn now
Trying to raiEse them up riBght
My oldEest is fifBteen
And I remember whEat that was liBke
Trying to deEal with the drBama
Trying to figure out the quesEtions in liBfe
And I've been lookEing for a waBy to show him
How to maEke it alriBght
Then He walEked in my roBom
While I was saying my prayEers the other niBght
He said, "I'll coEme back laBter
I can tell you got a loEt on your miBnd"
I said it's nEot an interBruption
You couldn't have picEked a better tiBme
'Cause I was just talkEing to JeBsus
Come over and gEive it a tBry
Chorus
We started talkEing to JesBus
We started talkEing to JesBus
We started talkEing to JesBus
OEh-oh-oBh
And now He's talkEing to JesBus
Thank God He's talkEing to JeBsus
I hope He's talkEing to JeBsus
For the reEst of his liBfe, yeah
Chorus
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus
OEh-oh-oBh, what a friend we have
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus (aren't you glad we have a friend?)
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus (none more thankful, none more true)
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus
OEh-oh-oBh
ThEere's no wrong way to dBo it
ThEere's no bad time to stBart
IEt don't have to sound prBetty
Just tell Him whEat's on your heBart
'Cause it's noEt a reliBgion
'Cause it's moEre like a frienBdship
Just taElk to your FatBher
Like yoEu are hBis kid
Chorus
Just start talEking to JeBsus
Just start talEking to JeBsus
You can taElk to JeBsus
Oh, wheneEver you liBke
Just start talkEing to JeBsus
Just start talEking to JeBsus
Just keep talEking to JeBsus
For the resEt of your liBfe
Chorus
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus
OEh-oh-oBh, what a friend we have
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus
WhEat a friend we haBve in Jesus
OEh-oh-oBh,
Chorus
Oh-oG#mh-oh, oh
OF#h-ohE, oh-G#moh, oF#h-ohE (x2)