lonely road of faith...
the winds of change keep blowing... but i'll keep walking...
one of my favorite kid rock songs (of course along side cowboy and only God knows why)… this song is just wonderful… a great song to demonstrate his vocals and musical ability… but, way beyond the blatant and obvious… this song is so spiritual and really shows that aspect of kid... only God knows why is another song that touches on his spiritual side… he is a deeper individual than most realize, understand or see at face value…
like most rock bands I love their slow ballads best… absolutely adore kiss' beth, rolling stones' wild horses, aerosmith's dream on... and songs of the like… love when true rock and metal bands let their guard down and show that softer amazing delicate side… something sexy about it too… but, i just love that…
this song always leaves me in deep thought… thinking where life is now… comparing it to where it used to be… how many times I find myself right back here alone on the road of faith with only myself to tell me to keep going… others often give up and just don't get you… so you have to travel along the road alone at times…
that road… yes, the tippy ditch car accident incident road… the broken, bruised kitten incident road… this road I travel to and from enroute to work each day…
I drove past her again this morning… she takes her daily walk down this road… her daily, lonely walk… her parents lived there… she lives here now… a beauty queen raised among a beautiful family of 14 children… she is stunningly beautiful… the cindy crawford kind of beautiful… indubitably crowned homecoming queen in her high school years… there was no competition/no comparison/no question... she shines whether she wants to or not… and with an inner beauty more stunning than the outer beauty…
her mother was beautiful like that too… just gorgeous… her mother went to our church when we were kids… her mother's since passed away...
… now I see her at our church every Sunday with her husband, two adult children and a brand new beautiful granddaughter… all three generations... stunningly beautiful… the perfect shade of red hair in large beautiful ringlets of curls… the perfect white porcelain skin with a hint of freckles... huge stunning doe eyes... yet, she still stands alone...
alone…
beyond the blatant beauty… there is a sadness I am certain I am the only one who can see… where does a beauty like she disappear to… where is the light supposed fade to… why does society want so badly to pack up and put away that beautiful light... as she moves beyond her youth... the plan... the instructions... are to strict... must marry… become more responsible… shut off… confined… quite… fade away...
a beauty of hers is so rare… made to shine…
… I drive past her on this road… bundled up in her farm jacket… slowly making her walk down the road and back… the sadness I see in her face as I drive by… she has no idea I even notice her…
… she walks alone… even when surrounded by her beautiful family… she walks alone… a journey that only the beauty who plays the clown can understand fully… not regret… just a deafening loss… like a doll that gets put away, packed up, stored there on the shelf... when time stamps her and neglects her… there she remains... standing up straight… being quite as a mouse... silenced... shadowed...
... don't let them see you shine…
why... i ask again...
in faith, i walk on…
Lonely Road of Faith; Kid Rock
Up and down that lonely road of faith,
I have been there.
Unprepared for the storms and the tides that rise.
I've realized one thing, how much I love you,
and it hurts to see, to see you cryin'.
I believe we can make it through the winds of change. (Change.)
God is great indeed,
if you believe, in the everlife. (Yeah we gotta.)
Make some sense of the pieces that we find. (Oh no, oh no.)
And if you just hold on, I won't let ya fall. (I won't let you fall, no.)
We can make it through the storms and the winds of change. (Change.)
Though I walk through the valley of darkness,
I am not afraid,
'cause I know I'm not alone.
And if the wind blows east, would you follow me?
And if the wind blows north, would ya stay your course?
And if the wind blows west, would ya second guess?
And if it blows to the south, would you count me out?
And if the sun don't shine, would you still be mine?
And if the sky turns grey, would you walk away?
Would you say I do, if I say I'll be,
and walk this road through life with me?
You know I love youuuuuu!!!
On this lonely road of faith.
On this lonely road of faith.
LOVE WINS!
Godspeed ~ jill
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