Jesus Take the Wheel-Carrie Underwood
She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snow white Christmas Eve
Going home to see her Mama and her Daddy
With the baby in the backseat
Fifty miles to go and she was running low
On faith and gasoline
It'd been a long hard year
She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attention
She was going way too fast
Before she knew it she was spinning
On a thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was so scared
She threw her hands up in the air
Jesus, take the wheel
Take it from my hands
?Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on
Jesus, take the wheel
It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder
And the car came to a stop
She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat
Sleeping like a rock
And for the first time in a long time
She bowed her head to pray
She said I'm sorry for the way
I've been living my life
I know I've got to change
So from now on tonight
Jesus, take the wheel
Take it from my hands
?Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on
Oh Jesus, take the wheel
Oh, I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
From this road I'm on
Jesus, take the wheel
Oh, take it, take it from me
Oh, why, ooh
This song is about a mother who seems to be spinning out of control in many ways. She is overwhelmed by the stresses of life and gets lost in her head when she is driving to see her family. She doesn't realize how fast she's going and how dangerous the roads are until she hits a patch of ice and spins out of control. At that moment she was terrified not only for her life but more importantly for her baby in the back seat. Her car spinning out of control is an analogy for the way she feels about her life at the moment. She feels out of control, and that nothing can save her. After she has a second to catch her breath she realizes that she needs Jesus in her life. She needs him to guide her and take control of her life. After such a traumatic experience she realized she was living her life the wrong way. She realized that she needed to let go and let God take control of her life and handle the situation instead of trying to control it by herself.
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