This song talks about a girl who has lost her way a bit. She thinks she will gain acceptance in the eyes of others for her "misadventures", but it does nothing for her except losing her innocence (two years older) and taking her further away from the real issue (three more steps behind).
She wants acceptance, and the church should be the place to go, but the song describes how many people can't see past the flaws in each one another, and with people like this in the church, what chance has she got of acceptance. I kinda got the feeling she was looking for repentance as well. She thought she had her life back on track when she found a 'nice Christian boy', but he only had one thing on his mind, and she falls even further back. Its a sad but challenging song, to show us that underneath, we are all the same, because we all make mistakes. Don't judge a book etc... and don't judge others on their past.
This song talks about a girl who has lost her way a bit. She thinks she will gain acceptance in the eyes of others for her "misadventures", but it does nothing for her except losing her innocence (two years older) and taking her further away from the real issue (three more steps behind).
She wants acceptance, and the church should be the place to go, but the song describes how many people can't see past the flaws in each one another, and with people like this in the church, what chance has she got of acceptance. I kinda got the feeling she was looking for repentance as well. She thought she had her life back on track when she found a 'nice Christian boy', but he only had one thing on his mind, and she falls even further back. Its a sad but challenging song, to show us that underneath, we are all the same, because we all make mistakes. Don't judge a book etc... and don't judge others on their past.