I was lost on a backroad to nowhere

With demons riding on my shoulder

But I found grace in the strangest places

And I'm finally getting older



I was a man with a troubled past

Making choices that would never last

I was drinking, fighting, living fast

Thinking nothing would ever hold me fast

I hurt the people that I loved the most

Became a ghost, a hollow host

Of a man who didn't know his way

Couldn't find the light of day

I woke up one morning in a ditch

Bleeding, broken, feeling rich

With nothing but my shame and pain

Crying out in the pouring rain



But something changed inside my soul

When I hit that bottom, lost control

I called out to a power greater than me

And that's when I started to see


Backroads and redemption, that's where I found my way

From the darkness of my past into the light of day

Backroads and redemption, leading me back home

To a place where I ain't never gonna be alone

Backroads and redemption, saving my soul

Making me whole, making me whole

I was broken, I was lost, I was dying inside

But backroads and redemption brought me back to life



I met a preacher on that backroad

Who helped me put down my heavy load

He said "Son, it ain't too late to change

To let the Lord rearrange"

I got down on my knees and I prayed

Asked for forgiveness for all the mistakes I made

And something lifted from my chest

Like a weight had finally left

I went back to my family with tears in my eyes

Told them I was sorry, told them no more lies

My mama held me like I was a child again

And I felt the healing start to begin



Something changed inside my soul

When I let the Lord take control

I called out to a power greater than me

And that's when I started to see


Backroads and redemption, that's where I found my way

From the darkness of my past into the light of day

Backroads and redemption, leading me back home

To a place where I ain't never gonna be alone

Backroads and redemption, saving my soul

Making me whole, making me whole

I was broken, I was lost, I was dying inside

But backroads and redemption brought me back to life


Now I'm helping other men find their way

Telling them there's always hope, there's always a way

That no matter how far you've fallen down

The Lord can lift you up off the ground

I'm a living testament to grace and love

To the power of the Lord above

And every day I thank the Lord up high

For giving me a second chance to try


I'm walking on these backroads with a purpose now

With my head held high and my faith so strong

I'm spreading the good word wherever I go

Helping others find the light they need to know

The man I was is dead and gone

But the man I am is strong

And I owe it all to that backroad

Where I put down my heavy load


Backroads and redemption, that's where I found my way

From the darkness of my past into the light of day

Backroads and redemption, leading me back home

To a place where I ain't never gonna be alone

Backroads and redemption, saving my soul

Making me whole, making me whole

I was broken, I was lost, I was dying inside

But backroads and redemption brought me back to life

Yeah, backroads and redemption brought me back to life


Backroads and redemption

Thank the Lord above

Backroads and redemption