"Finding My Way Back Home"

There aren't enough hours in a day, or months in a year to possibly right all of the wrongs you have made in your life.  There comes a point in your life when you reach a point that you have this realization that nothing you could do can change the past.  With that said, if you knew the end, would you want to experience all of the 'in-betweens'?  Many would answer no to this question, but I would answer yes.  I have seen many ends but I have had more than my share of struggles.  However, sometimes you want to go back.  You want to experience something that you remember.  You want to go back to the time of your childhood innocence.  Sometimes, you need to go home. 


It's too easy to let this crazy world get the best of you.  Sometimes, we all need to rediscover our roots. 


I think this song is so underrated.  If promoted properly, Lee Ann could've had a humongous hit on her hands.  This song has summertime written all over it.  PLUS, this song has some serious substance.  Come on, on my best day...how hard is it to write a catchy UPTEMPO that actually says something than 'let's be yours again.'  Like come on, this has hit written all over it.  Nashville politics, you failed us, A+.

FM Radio:
Singer: Lee Ann Womack
Songwriters: Craig Wiseman, Chris Stapleton
Song: "Finding My Way Back Home"


I've been hurryin', I've been worryin'. 
I've been runnin' against the wind. 
I've been bettin' my soul on a long shot roll, 
That a good man never wins. 

I've been tossin', and I've been turnin'. 
I've been burnin' it at both ends. 
I've been seein' myself in the rear view, 
And I don't like where I've been...

So I'm takin' my time... 
Holdin' and hopin' and drivin' 
And dreamin' and lovin' every minute of it. 
Just enjoyin' the ride... 
Slowly and soulfully feeling the wheels unwind. 
Finding my way back home..

I've been toolin' along the two lane. 
I got off of the interstate. 
I've been goin' too fast, 
I got off of the gas. 
I've been learnin' the charm of the brake. 

I've been rollin' down all the windows 
And lettin' the world rush in. 
The smell of the grass and the fields that I pass 
And the sun dance on my skin. 

So I'm takin' my time... 
Holdin' and hopin' and drivin' 
And dreamin' and lovin' every minute of it. 
Just enjoyin' the ride... 
Slowly and soulfully feeling the wheels unwind. 
Finding my way back... 

I'm takin' my time... 
Holdin' and hopin' and drivin' 
And dreamin' and lovin' every minute of it... 

I'm takin' my time... 
Holdin' and hopin' and drivin' 
And dreamin' and lovin' every minute of it. 
Just enjoyin' the ride... 
Slowly and soulfully feeling the wheels unwind. 
Slowly and soulfully feeling the wheels unwind. 
Finding my way... back... home... 
I'm finding my way back home...

"There Is A God"

Nothing bothers me more than people who 'say' they have such strong beliefs but later on these are the first people who change their so called 'beliefs' over the smallest, most mindless things.  I've never believed that statement more than I do today.  Not because I had such a cleansing Sunday but I think it's more of an homage to the way I was raised.  I am a proud full-blooded Italian.  With being this way, I say it like it is.  Unfortunately, I'm not saying I'm a...(You know what)...but what I am saying is that I always want to be a positive person but I have an extremely difficult time censoring myself.  (That's why I created this blog)  I was raised to be grateful, to be appreciative, and not expect any handouts...just give everything your all and hope for the best.  Thus, I'm thankful for learning how to say 'Thank You."  Unfortunately, not everyone was taught this way.

Unless you do not have the gift of sight, no matter what type of hardship you are going through, there is no way that you can deny what is encompassing you.  Anyway that someone can deny that, in my eyes, they are denying God.  Believe me, in the end, everything comes full circle.  Unfortunately, myself included, it takes having something taken away from you to make you realize all that you have.      

Anyways, I know what strong beliefs I have, therefore, I just don't understand how others don't believe.  Realistically, everyone has their own belief systems and I'm not saying my way IS the only right way, but at the end of the day...and this life, "There Is A God."  Sitting in that church pew today, listening to the man who taught me how to 'give my voice to God,' play "How Great Thou Art" on the piano, I was reminded of this song.

This song is the type that after the first listen, you instantly know it and remember it.  It some research to find out exactly who wrote it and when it was released, which actually it was completely overlooked (as are most amazing songs,) today I think it's important to include these incredible lyrics in this blog.

"There Is A God"


Try and put your arms around
the 100 year old tree
Climb up on a horse
and let it run full speed
Take a look down at the world from 30,000 feet
on your next flight

Watch a flock of birds
against the morning sun
Close your eyes and listen
to the river run
Catch a firefly in your hand
or a raindrop on your tongue
That's right

Chorus:
There is a God
There is a God
There is a God
How much proof do you need?

Plant a seed and see
what comes out of the ground
Find the heartbeat on your baby's ultrasound
In a few years hear it laughing,
and don't it sound like a song?

Stop and think about
what you don't understand
Things like life and love
and how the world began
Hear the doctor say he can't explain it,
but the cancer is gone

Chorus:
There is a God
There is a God
There is a God
How much proof do you need?

Bridge:
Science says it's all just circumstance
Like this whole worlds just an accident
But if you want to shoot that theory down,
Look around

Just look around

There is a God
There is a God
There is a God,
How much proof do you need?

Oh there is a God
There is a God
There is a God
How much proof do you need?



FM Radio:
Song: "There Is A God"
Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois
Singers: Lee Ann Womack

LISTEN: http://youtu.be/1s9l5EvHeQs