Story Behind The Song
I was contemplating the struggles everyone goes through during their lifetime and my personal hope and convictions about what lies ahead when my time is through on this earth.
Song Description
Song reflects on life as a journey back to source. How choice made determine destiny and the hope for peace and joy when life is complete.
| Song Length |
5:08 |
Genre |
Country - Religious, Folk - Religious |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Passive, Relaxed |
Subject |
God, Heaven |
| Similar Artists |
Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
On the Other Side
Words and Music by: Christopher Paul
Making my way back to where I belong
After so many years out here on my own
On a quest for truth
In a world of unknowns
When a man on a hill
Looked me in the eye
Said no amount of will
Can slow the hands of time
Then he turned his head continuing to climb
I said where are you going
He said to the other side
I asked him what will you find there
And this was his reply
On the other side is a place
Where I can finally rest
No more worries no more fears
No more struggles or regrets
And I'm gonna walk with Jesus
On the other side
Well I thought about this crazy life
And what we all go through
I thought about his journey
And I thought about mine too
How the trail we blaze
Is all in how we chose
And I guess we're all just children
Of intelligent design
With a common destination to recover the divine
Deep within our selves
That seems so hard to find
How I long for the moment
When all things are aligned
In a perfect union on the other side
On the other side is a place
Where I can finally rest
No more worries no more fears
No more struggles or regrets
And I'm gonna walk with Jesus
On the other side