A football kicker for the Baltimore Ravens mentioned this song on a 60 minutes interview… Dropkick me Jesus… Too fabulous… Love the truth in these lyrics: I’ve got the will, Lord, if you’ve got the toe.
Not only do I love the visual these lyrics bring – it’s the old-tyme country singing style that defined country music when I was a kid. It’s one of those ballads that says: This is where I am in life. Not the blues, but the TRUES. Jesus comes to meet us where we are.
The truth is that in life’s game plan, we would best realize to know and have God handling us, the ball. Jesus came to the bottom of the fumble pile and He has recovered us.
A dropkick means that the game still goes on. We have the best player coach in Jesus. Let’s not play life, let’s live it! And hear all those stadium saints cheer!
Amen
Dropkick me, Jesus By Bobby Bare
Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life
End over end, neither left, nor the right
Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights
Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life
…
Make me, oh, make me, Lord, more than I am
Make a piece in your master game plan
Free from the earthly tempestion below
I’ve got the will, Lord, if you’ve got the toe
…
Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life
End over end, neither left, nor the right
Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights
Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life
…
Bring on the brothers who’ve gone on before
And all of the sisters who’ve knocked at your door
All the departed, dear loved ones of mine
And stick ’em up front in the offensive line
…
A lowly benchwarmer I’m contented to be.
Until the time that you have need of me
The flash on the big scoreboard shines from all high
The big super bowl up in the sky
…
Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life
End over end, neither left, nor the right
Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights
Dropkick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life
…
End over end, neither left, nor the right
…
Debbie Upper 