"The Jesus I Know Now" lyrics

I was told He was angry
And He hated the music up too loud
I was told He would save me
If I showed up to church and I shut my mouth
If I smoked, if I drank, if I cussed, I'd think
I's on a long black train to hell, yeah
Thought I knew Him
Till I met Him for myself

But the Jesus I know now
Ain't shaking a fist, ain't raising a brow
Yeah, the Jesus I know now
Ain't running away from a party crowd
I found a friend
Who hangs with the misfits, listens, forgives, then forgives again
Can't believe I was missing out
On the Jesus I know now

I'm learning He likes me
Even when I take a joke a little too far
Yeah, I'm learning He knows me, every hair on my head
Every story behind my scars

And He says who I am, and it ain't what I do
His grace takes some getting used to
I'm learning He loves me
Yeah, the boy in a bar and the kid in a pew

Yeah, the Jesus I know now
Ain't shaking a fist, ain't raising a brow
Yeah, the Jesus I know now
Ain't running away from a party crowd
I found a friend
Who hangs with the misfits, listens, forgives, then forgives again
Can't believe I was missing out
On the Jesus I know now
On the Jesus I know now
The Jesus I know now

Yeah, I got what I wanted
I heard my song on the radio
Left me longing and lonelier
Top of the world with an empty heart
And nowhere left to go
But back into the arms

Of the Jesus I know now
Ain't just a voice up there in the clouds
Yeah, the Jesus I know now
Ain't looking for trophies to make Him proud
I found a friend
Who hangs with the misfits, listens, forgives, then forgives again
Can't believe I was missing out
On the Jesus I know now
On the Jesus I know now
The Jesus I know now