The first verse of this song talks about how the singer feels a distance between him and God. He's working through life on his own but knows that he will need God. He doesn't want to have to rely on anyone but himself, so it's hard for him to ask for help.
Then in the chorus, God takes something away from him. He is unsure why it was taken away and is having a hard time without it.
In the second verse, the singer is continuing to live on his own but wondering if he should change his ways ("I wonder if I should turn home"). He begins to get angry at God for not taking care of him when he was in need. It is then that he realizes that it's not God turning away from him, it has been himself running from God. God is there to take him back when the singer finally stops running away ("I look back to find you chasing me").
Chorus plays again.
The final verse, the singer realizes that God takes away for our own good. In hindsight, the singer sees that everything has worked out well and knows that God knew the whole time.
The first verse of this song talks about how the singer feels a distance between him and God. He's working through life on his own but knows that he will need God. He doesn't want to have to rely on anyone but himself, so it's hard for him to ask for help. Then in the chorus, God takes something away from him. He is unsure why it was taken away and is having a hard time without it. In the second verse, the singer is continuing to live on his own but wondering if he should change his ways ("I wonder if I should turn home"). He begins to get angry at God for not taking care of him when he was in need. It is then that he realizes that it's not God turning away from him, it has been himself running from God. God is there to take him back when the singer finally stops running away ("I look back to find you chasing me"). Chorus plays again. The final verse, the singer realizes that God takes away for our own good. In hindsight, the singer sees that everything has worked out well and knows that God knew the whole time.