The Road Ahead

Story Behind The Song

Ken Mercer- "My ego and arrogance always drove me to turn around and fix the wreckage of my past. We know that is impossible for what is done is done. God wants us to walk ahead and become a testimony of his love, his honor, and his mercy. The dark, shadowy, painful road behind us has already conquered many. Why return? "The Road Ahead" awaits us all. "

Song Description

The Road Ahead is an extremely intense, haunting and true testament about how without God life can go horribly astray. The bare and open arrangement of the piano, voice and strings grabs you immediately and never lets you go until the final chord.

Song Length 2:37 Genre New Age - Religious, Spoken Word - General
Tempo Floating Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Peaceful, Serene Subject Fear, Spirituality
Similar Artists Harry Chapin, Michael W. Smith Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

The Road Ahead

I could always see the path even though I sometimes strayed.
My dream, a vision of what I hoped to be, God provided it one dday.
As I succeeded in man's world I turned away from the Godly path.
I walked away from his Holy road map and blindly walked into man's wrath.

I walked away from my rock that all was built upon and I chose a path made of sand.
I watched my dream, my vision, run away like water flowing through open hands.
All was gone before I realized, his word's filled my frail hand's gaps.
I looked all around but there was nothing. I no longer knew where I was at.

I turned around to find my rock but all I could see was sand.
The road looking back meant travelling on a path that was built by man.
The fear overwhelmed me, I turned and fell to my knees.
But I wiped away the tears and looked ahead.
My rock was waiting there for me.

A voice called, "Don't look back", just look ahead.
"Let my love replace your pain.
I've shed my blood, forgiven all your sin's.
Now let it cleanse you like the rain"

Then I saw waiting for me at the edge of the solid path.
His Holy Word. My Bible. Love's only perfect map.

God's love wrapped around me and I was safe within his hands.
No gaps for me to fall through, no longer walking on the sand
All along the map was there but I chose to look away.
But on the road ahead, I live again, reborn this very day.

A voice called, "Don't look back", just look ahead.
"Let my love replace your pain.
I've shed my blood, forgiven all your sin's.
Let it cleanse you like the rain"

Then I saw waiting for me at the edge of the solid path.
His Holy Word. My Bible. Love's only perfect map.

COPYRIGHT 2000
Jeff Pike Music Ltd.

Lyrics Ken Mercer Music Jeff Pike
Producer Jeff Pike Publisher Jeff Pike and Ken Mercer
Performance JEFF PIKE- Keyboards / KEN MERCER- Spoken Word Label Independent Release

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