Jesus or My Girlfriend?

Several years ago, while listening to a soft-rock station (don't ask… long story) I realized that just about every monster ballad love song from the 80's could also serve as a "praise song" in many churches.

Then, on Fide-O yesterday I found this post, which is part of a new weekly feature called "Jesus or My Girlfriend?" in which the reader is supposed to guess whether or not the song is a modern "praise song" or a secular love song. Here's this week's installment, let's see how you do:

I needed the shelter of someone's arms, and there you were
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs,
and there you were with sweet love and devotion
Deeply touching my emotion

I want to stop and thank you Jesus
I want to stop and thank you Jesus
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

I close my eyes at night
Wondering where would i be without you in my life
Everything i did was just a bore
Everywhere i went it seems I'd been there before
But you brighten up for me all of my days
With a love so sweet in so many ways

I want to stop and thank you Jesus
I just want to stop and thank you Jesus
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

You were better to me than i was to myself
For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else

I want to stop and thank you Jesus
I just want to stop and thank you Jesus
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

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