This Road Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Jeco630 

Cover art for This Road lyrics by Jars of Clay

no no no...it's not about friends departing. it's for people whose lives are crap. all the people that are worn out from constantly dealing with sorrows of some sort. it's wishing wellness to other but that wellness being joy that only God can bring. he wants people whose lives are dull to be filled with laughter.

the next stanze switches to a totally different group. Unbroken in this sense is a bad thing! Psalm 51:17 says God will not despise a broken and contrite heart. when we are not broken, we become satisfied and don't rely on Him like we should. we become self-reliant and lose focus all together. in the same chapter and verse 8 it says God has broken our bones and we rejoice for it. he wants them to be broken so they can taste the goodness of God. and as for the straight and narrow part, malli covered that...

great song and great message