Story Behind The Song

Same as above

Song Description

Two homeless people becoming friends & one helping the other overcome poverty by believing in God.

Lyrics

The Rest Of The Way

The old man said to me I used to hate these homeless shelters
But the older I get it seems I've grown to like 'em better
We're both down on our luck or we wouldn't be in this soup kitchen
But the difference in us besides age is one of direction

And he said boy
You gotta get past the past
Open the gift of the present
Then get down on your knees and pray
And God's gonna be there to lead you the rest of the way

He said I had it all when I was just about your age
You and I took the same fall and wound up on the same page
It's too late for me to do anything but what I do
But time is on your side young man it ain't too late for you

But first
You gotta get past the past
Open the gift of the present
Then get down on your knees and pray
And God's gonna be there to lead you the rest of the way

Because of that old man's words of wisdom
And the faith that I had in 'em
I learned a brand new way
To deal with life's problems
Meet 'em head on and then solve 'em
And 'cause of him I'm the man I am today

When that old man died
I took my new daughter and my wife
To attend his final rites and celebrate his life
And I thank God and that old man for my new life as I stared into that coffin
Between uncontrollable sobs I swear I could hear that old man talking

I heard him say
You gotta get past the past
Open the gift of the present
Then get down on your knees and pray
And God's gonna be there to lead you the rest of the way

And God's gonna be there to lead you the rest of the way