When I made my start for heaven, I could only find one way;
A road that led me through the mountains and the valleys,
a road not many take.

But since I started traveling on my journey,
I've traveled many miles behind me:
miles of sun and rain, miles of smiles and pain.

The road's been rough, but I again would choose the same."

James' voice cracked and his eyes filled with tears as he sang the song. I knew his story. He had been enormously successful in the music business, but had experienced some devastating trials in recent years and was going through a very hard time. By the time he finished singing that song, there was hardly a dry eye in the house.


That song burned hard into my soul. I picked it up and took it for my own. Since that night, I have sung that song more often than any other. The CHORUS says:


"Long and winding road, keep on leading me.
Up ahead, I see a sign and it points me straight ahead to victory.
I know I must be traveling right, for I remember passing Calvary.

And although it's dusty and it's old,
for years it's borne this traveler's load,
some day this road will turn to gold.


Verse 2
There are some times when the rocks hurt my feet,

My body burns from the sweat and the heat,
My strength completely drained till my face marks the pain,
My back is bent from the strain.

I could turn around for the road is still there,
But every mountain that I've climbed, I again would have to bear,
So I really can't turn back, some may be using my tracks.

I see one more bend and that just might be this road's end.