Peter, Paul & Mary - Jesus On The Wire lyrics

Run-down church, red clay River covered in a smoky haze Sunday morning, the fires out Sunday morning, no one about The earth is soft, this time of year Boots get caked from there to here Down the road, route 25 Found this boy barely alive (Chorus) Jesus is on the wire So far away, higher and higher Took him down, off a fence Cold as ice, almost dead They said that he slept with guys They said that he was gonna die (Chorus) Jesus is on the wire So far away, higher and higher