Well he could almost taste the money 
But he was sitting in a den of thieves 
Looking for the great awakening 
Trying to find a way to leave 
But that's when he got religion 
And the light went on inside 
He said somebody up there likes me 
Now he's working for the holy guide 
 
He got drunk but he don't remember 
That he'd been drinking in a bar downtown 
When he thought he heard a choir of angels 
Singing in the Tiki Lounge 
And that's when he got religion 
From no salesman on TV 
Just a tap on the shoulder in the parking lot 
He still drinks but he does believe 
 
Religion, you do the best you can 
We all make the same mistakes 
We're gonna wind up with the man 
 
Religion, oh you do the best you can 
We all make the same mistakes 
We're gonna wind up with the man 
 
She was silent as he paid her 
But the thanks she got was next to none 
And as her car pulled out of the motel 
She felt the presence of someone 
And that's when she got religion 
In the front of a compact Ford 
Just a gentle voice on the stereo 
Now she's a working girl who loves the lord