Thank you for writing Crooked Road. I don’t cry easily, but I had tears running down my face as I listened to it. It precisely echoes the feelings of a family member with a disability.
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A profoundly honest look at reconciling one’s faith in God with the challenge of living with a chronic condition.
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Crooked Road
Crooked Road
Words & Music by Christopher Bailey & Steve Siler
It’s hard feeling different from everybody else
Oh how I wish for just one day I could be normal
But there is no escaping and no cure to make me well
And every single day is such a struggle
I cannot run
I cannot hide
What can I do?
This is my life
If you love me God
Why did you let this happen?
Are you in this place
I could not have imagined?
I’m crying out for peace
And the patience that comes from you alone
Lord, give me faith to walk this crooked road
I feel like a mirror that’s been shattered by a rock
How will I ever put the pieces back together?
It’s like I’m in an earthquake & the shaking just won’t stop
And nothing I can do will make it better
There’s so much pain
It’s such a grind
It’s just not fair
It’s just not right
If you love me God
Why did you let this happen?
Are you in this place
I could not have imagined?
I’m crying out for peace
And the patience that comes from you alone
Lord, give me faith to walk this crooked road
It’s as if there is race
And there’s no way I can win
‘Cause I’m running with my shoelaces tied
Every time I get up
I get knocked back down
How will I ever reach the finish line?
Sometimes it feels
like you’re not there
Lord do you see?
Lord do you care?
If you love me God
Why did you let this happen?
Are you in this place
I could not have imagined?
I’m crying out for peace
And the patience that comes from you alone
Lord, give me faith to walk this crooked road
© Silerland Music / Ninety Forty Ten Music (Administered by the Clearbox Rights, LLC) ASCAP
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The title, Crooked Road, is dead on. Every day is a challenge. And every day the challenge is slightly different. The song definitely rings true – especially to those first feelings after being diagnosed.
Gretchen, Brandon, MS
Thank goodness no one was around because I started to cry after the fourth line.
Leary, St. Paul, MN
Thank you so much for this song. I have listened to it numerous times and find new images each time I hear the song.
Ken Pott, Transitions Counseling Center, Arvada, CO
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Ron Robinson
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