(V1) Hurting people everywhere it seems The beating heart of life ripped from our dreams So we try to mend the seams We hold on desperately to what we’ve got Our sex life, drugs, our friends no matter what So it seems that love is there, life is here But it’s disappeared
(CH) On the road that I’m going On the road that I choose today There’s a river that is flowing Though the road is long The currents of hope are strong
(V2) A man called Jesus Christ once strangely said That life would surely come if we’d be dead For that reason He bled Death is when we give up all we’ve got Lay down our guns, let Jesus call the shots Then I know that love comes in, life begins It’ll never end
(BRIDGE) I could let it slip I could let it fall See it slide away Say ‘I don’t care at all’ See my world come crashing down And my dreams trampled on the floor But my mind’s made up I won’t go that way any more
(CH2) On the road that I’m going On the road that I choose today (it’s a narrow way) There’s a river that is flowing Though there’s a price to pay You’re gonna experience pain either way Why not turn around, see the power of God surround Turn around