Awesome Lyrics

This song has been with me through high school, through college, and even now I still listen to it. The lyrics however have been conspicuous and I never knew what the real meaning was until a few days ago when Jared and I looked at the lyrics and figured it out. I want to post the song and it is so much deeper than it seems. Just take a closer look. The overall theme is the road to God and the journey we take throughout life along that road. Every line has a deeper meaning. This song has been a favorite for years and I am excited to share it with you.

Somewhere North by: Derek Webb album: 40 Acres by Caedmon's Call

It's a muggy night in Houston
And all the intersections are like full service stations
I'm on my way to a familiar place
It's cold in Kansas city
And you can no more hear me than I can see your face
How I wish it was just you and me


We wouldn't have to talk above the crowd
We wouldn't have to talk so loud


I give you my life and all I am But what have I to give So I hand you a candid photograph of this little boy Cause I have nothing to my name But I can give you that


I don't miss the driving
Seems like forever
And I'm always driving in my mind
And wearing out the road that gets me there

And I'm driving till my eyes just can't see straight
But I suppose that it's getting late

I may never find the sleep
I've lost all feeling in my hands and
Feet may touch the ground but
My mind's somewhere north of here


The italics is the chorus. The hardest part to figure out is Candid Photograph but if you think about what is entailed in a quick photo you'll get it. The whole song has mysteries, but that is the fun part trying to discover the meaning. When I discovered it I realized that my walk with God is so often like this song.