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Filling in for Jesus
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A clean story of ROMANCE and REDEMPTION at the LAUNDROMAT.
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BOB DYLAN meets TOM PETTY, ERIC ANDERSEN, and WEIRD AL - in church.
Lex Zaleta is a talented and prolific songwriter from Pennsylvania who moved twelve hours nearer to Nashville in August of 2004. He has songs available in many genres: CHRISTIAN, COMEDY/NOVELTY, COUNTRY, COUNTRY ROCK, FOLK, FOLK ROCK, ROCK, and SPOKEN WORD. Mr. Jan Destner from Sweden has performed, produced, and recorded some of Lex's work: "Filling in for Jesus," "How Much Does It Cost to Be Free?," "The Great Gray Sky," "It's Daddy's War," "Walking Dead, "A Bedtime Prayer," and "Medusa's Wild (The Snake Eyes Song)." Kephas, an exceptional artist from Miami, has released a full album of Lex's "religious" songs titled LZ. King Arthur, a highly original talent from Phoenix, has released REX Z, and Bret Alexander of the Badlees has released two all-acoustic albums of Lex's work, THE PLEASURES THAT LAST and INTO MY LIFE. Lex's own albums include TAKE A GOOD LOOK, THE EDGE OF SOMEWHERE, THE CROP, LAST TOMORROW, FILLING IN FOR JESUS, THE "QUITE A HANDFUL" COMPILATION, TOUGH'S NOT ENOUGH, WHAT'S A GUY GOTTA DO?, SHADOW PEOPLE, THIS IS WHO I AM, STILL, ONE FROM EVERY ALBUM, ASKING FOR FOREVER, SAY SOMETHING IN POETRY, NO PLACE LIKE HOME, THE KEY, SIGNS AND WONDERS, SMALL TRACES OF TRUTH, FREE, TWO FROM SEVEN COMPILATION, THIS CUP, THIS IS WHO I AM: Volume Two, LEX'S LAUGH TRACKS, THE HOPIN' ROAD, TWENTY FROM TEN Compilation, STATE OF THE UNION, LEFT BEHIND, THIS IS WHO I AM: Volume Three, PLAYING THE GHOST, WRITTEN IN STONE, TWENTY FROM TEN Volume Two Compilation, I WANT TO BE THERE, EVERYMAN, QUIET IN THE COURTROOM, THE LAST, and MADE IN HEAVEN. All of these albums are distributed through Tunecore, CDBaby, and Indigoboom to the major online music stores like iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, AmazonMP3, Spotify, and Napster - or you may visit the Album Store at ... www.LexZaleta.com ...
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Country • Alternative Country
Charts
Peak #524
Peak in subgenre #88
Author
Lex Zaleta
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Lex Zaleta
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October 12, 2005
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MP3 5.6 MB • 192 kbps • 4:06
Story behind the song
"Now my clothes are whiter than the driven snow / And my skin has a healthy, radiant glow." Sure seemed like a perfect parallel to salvation.
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FILLING IN FOR JESUS Never thought I¡¦d find a girl like that, Filling in for Jesus at the laundromat. Low-rider jeans and a cool floppy hat; No one prepared me for a girl like that. I was living on the edge, pretty close to obscene; I knew it was time for me to come clean. So, I took myself down to the washing machine. Yeah, I took dirty old me to the laundry. I was just about to get thirty quarters, When I ran into this woman without borders, Standing between me and that silver currency. She said, ¡§The only change you need is me.¡¨ ¡§The only change you need is me.¡¨ Never thought I¡¦d find a girl like that, Filling in for Jesus at the laundromat. Low-rider jeans and a cool floppy hat; No one prepared me for a girl like that. It¡¦s hard to relate everything that transpired, As I worked my way over to the nearest dryer. Somehow, some way, she beat me to the spot, And said, ¡§Make sure you put in everything you¡¦ve got.¡¨ I said, ¡§These dumb machines won¡¦t take dollar bills.¡¨ She said, ¡§So, what makes you think that I will?¡¨ I tried to change the subject immediately, But she said, ¡§The only change you need is me.¡¨ ¡§The only change you need is me.¡¨ Never thought I¡¦d find a girl like that, Filling in for Jesus at the laundromat. Low-rider jeans and a cool floppy hat; No one prepared me for a girl like that. Now, my clothes are whiter than the driven snow, And my skin has a healthy, radiant glow. My eyes gleam brighter than the noonday sun, Watching for the man who soon may come. My ears are cleared for a higher calling. Quick, get the love net, I fear I¡¦m falling. Just don¡¦t change the station ¡V I like what I see. She said, ¡§The only change you need is me.¡¨ ¡§The only change you need is me.¡¨ Never thought I¡¦d find a girl like that, Filling in for Jesus at the laundromat. Low-rider jeans and a cool floppy hat; Now, I¡¦m prepared for a girl like that. Now, I¡¦m prepared for a girl like that. Copyright „¦ 2002 Lex Zaleta
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