Where the Roads Divide

Lyrics: Sit a while, traveler… I can see by the dust on your boots you’ve been walking a long road. And if I’m reading your eyes right… you’ve come to a place where the road ahead splits in two. I’ve stood there before. Let me tell you something about roads like these. We walked beneath the same wide sky Through sun and storm and rain Two shadows stretching down the trail Two hearts that shared the same The miles were long but light somehow With laughter in the wind When two souls walk the same old road The journey feels like home But every road… no matter how faithful the travelers will one day reach a turning. And when it comes it doesn’t shout. It simply waits. One path bent toward a distant hill The other through the pines And somewhere in that quiet space Our footsteps lost their rhyme I heard a voice call through the trees Like an echo in the air But some roads can’t be walked by two No matter how we care Not every road that parts is broken Not every goodbye is loss Sometimes love just walks beside you Until it meets a cross Where the roads divide The heart must choose Though the miles may stretch apart Some journeys aren’t meant to end They simply change their start For a long while I thought turning back might somehow mend the road. But the truth about paths like these is simple, traveler. A road chosen must be walked. So I set my face toward the dawn Where the light began to rise And though the trail felt strange at first New stars filled up the skies And somewhere on that winding road Where faithful travelers roam I found the strength to carry on And slowly built a home Not every road that parts is broken Not every goodbye is loss Sometimes love just walks beside you Until it meets a cross Where the roads divide The heart must choose Though the miles may stretch apart Some journeys aren’t meant to end They simply change their start So if you’re standing at the crossroads tonight… Don’t curse the road behind you. Be grateful for the miles you walked together. And when the time comes take the path set before you. Because every traveler who walks with an honest heart will someday find the road that leads them home.