"Jesus Take The Wheel" (by Carrie Underwood)

While "trolling" on a Christian online forum last month, I stumbled on the lyrics to the song "Jesus Take The Wheel" performed Carrie Underwood. I then hopped on to YouTube to listen to the song. It was wonderful, & it has a soothing & assuring feel about it. Assuring in the sense that it reminds me that Jesus is Lord & that He is in control of everything in life - something which is not necessarily always at the forefront of my mind.

I hope by listening to the song every now & then, it will spur me on in my quest to be dependent on God & rely less on myself. But goodness, it's not going to be easy to surrender the wheel....

The song (not actually written by Carrie herself) is of country music variety. Normally, I'm not into country music, but I will definitely make an exception for this song! I certainly should - it has Christian content (although I don't know how strong Carrie's spiritual life is). And according to Wikipedia, this song has earned number 1 spots on Christian radio countdown in the US, & it has won the Gospel Music Association's award for best country single for the year 2006.

Here are the lyrics:

"Jesus Take The Wheel"

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 sooo 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, oh


And the clip from YouTube:




NB: I thought there was something vaguely familiar when I saw the name "Carrie Underwood" on that Christian forum. No wonder - she's actually the winner of American Idol Season 4. Cool - a Christian song making an impact & achieving musical success on a prominent (if secular) stage.