it's called "mission bell" and it features artists like willy nelson and lucinda williams. in a moment he'll perform. first, some voost for the song "jesus." that >> ♪ i never thought you hated me but i never felt so unloved yeah jesus can you help me now jesus can you help me now o jesus can you help me now o jesus can you help me now so i never feel so unloved so unloved ♪ tavis: that's a cold piece. that's a cold piece. >> thanks, man. tavis: i've never felt so alone, gee cuss you can help me now -- jesus, you can help me now. >> yeah, i wrote that the day my grandfather died. it's about him more than anything else. i don't even know if that's how he was feeting at the time but that's how i was feeling for him. tavis: does amos lee ever struggle with being so open about that kind of lyrical content? reliving -- we live in a world where nobody wants to be preached to. there's always that line between being daring and prove ets. i love that track. >> to me it's just all story telling. it's a character and a feeling. there's nothing more to it than that for me other than, l