Story Behind The Song

Me leaving Alabama to pursue life on the West Coast.

Song Description

A song about leaving home and taking along the words of a dedicated mother.

Lyrics

Walk On

Left my home on a long lost Sunday,
Headed out for the west coast,
Gonna make it all the way,
I was such a dreamer,

Mother took me down to the Trailways station,
From the backseat of the bus,
I could see her praying,
Words of my redeemer,
Such a pretty face, such a pretty place,
I?m leaving,

Of all the mysteries I?ve known in life,
The one I can?t shake from my head,
Is unrelated to the speed of life,
But to the depth of love instead,
I wish I know all Mother meant,
She used to tell me,

Walk on, walk strong, walk alone if you have to,
When your dreams are calling
Walk on, walk strong, walk alone if you have to,
An unseen hand will lead you home,
You don?t have to fear to walk alone.

Twenty years later out in California,
I got a call from the doctor,
He said ?I oughta warn you,
Your mother?s life is fading,

Flying on the plane thinking faster, faster,
Landing by her bedside,
There?s so much I want to ask her,
But she?s sleeping,
Such a pretty face, such a work of grace,
I?m grieving,

Of all the mysteries I?ve known in life,
The one I can?t shake from my head,
Is unrelated to the speed of life,
But to the depth of love instead,
I wish I know all Mother meant,
She used to tell me,

Walk on, walk strong, walk alone if you have to,
When your dreams are calling,
Walk on, walk strong, walk alone if you have to,
An unseen hand will lead you home,
You don?t have to fear to walk alone