Story Behind The Song
This song is about redemption and hope. A guy is down on his luck in life. He has lot his job and turns to drinking. For many months he is drinking his life away and can not get out of self-loathing state of mind, when one day he wakes up, looks in the mirror, is not happy with what he sees, and finally decides that he has to make a change and get his life back on track.
| Song Length |
3:16 |
Genre |
Country - General, Classical - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Glad, Welcoming |
Subject |
Hope, Encouragement |
| Similar Artists |
Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
DOWN THIS WIDE OPEN ROAD
By: James Hoppe & Monique Hoppe
© 2013
Verse
He'd been staring down a bottle's end day after day
It'd been that way since his drillin' job was taken away
Self-doubt weighed on his shoulders like a two ton load of steel
His life was stuck in park if he'd only grab the wheel
Chorus
Down this wide open road
There'd be no regrets
To embrace the path
That lied ahead
Where dark wicked clouds
Are left behind
Amber painted skies
Are all he'd find
Down this wide open road
Verse
He never thought he'd see the broken on his face
He'd been dreamin' for a while now to get out of this place
So he packed his bags, walked out the door of his trailer one last time
He rode for miles and miles wantin' to find a better life
Chorus
Down this wide open road
There'd be no regrets
To embrace the path
That lied ahead
Where dark wicked clouds
Are left behind
Amber painted skies
Are all he'd find
Down this wide open road
Bridge
He sees himself three years from now
On the front porch of his farm house
He looks into her golden eyes
Knowin' he has found the rest of his life
Chorus
Down this wide open road
There'd be no regrets
To embrace the path
That lied ahead
Where dark wicked clouds
Are left behind
Amber painted skies
Are all he'd find
Down this wide open road
Down this wide open road
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