As I traveled down life's highway, 

Rocks were scattered there so well

That many times I stumbled,

And many times I fell,

And many times I hurt myself;

So many I can't tell.

One day, upon the road I found 

A sign that said, “ONE WAY.”

I took the road, and then I thought,

“I will have a better day.”

But still at times I hurt myself,

So many I can't say.

I thought that I would cruise along

Without the hurts, but then

I missed a road sign here and there,

Stumbling back where I had been.

So many times I hurt myself.

I would need to start again.

I found a map to guide my way

My eyes began to see

But the rocks were so familiar;

It was where I chose to be.

So many times I hurt myself.

My walk was so lonely.

I started down the path again

Because the light began to show

That there was someone walking there

That I needed to know.

He walks that narrow path with me

And heals me as I go

When I look back upon the path

That I had traveled on,

I see the hand that guided me

Down that path all along.

That whole path for my reward

I'm singing a new song.

For I am so much stronger than

I would have been, and so

I'm filled with joy for all the hurts

And having let them go.

So many times I thank my God

As I go to and fro.

And there were those who walked the path

A little farther down the way,

Who showed the path and how to walk

Staying in the light of day.

So, now I'm seeing all the rocks

And go another way.

And then, as if I never saw

The others that were there,

I found that I was not alone

In all of my despair.

So many times they hurt themselves.

My story I could share.

I learned to lean upon the One

Who helped me on the way.

I've come to know Him as a friend,

And learn from Him each day.

“So many hurts to heal ,“ says He

So take the time to pray.