Road to the Cross (Christian Country) - Caroline Wilson

[Verse 1]
Sunday dress in the backseat
Makeup done at the traffic light
Kids in the rear singin’ off-key
I’m half late but my heart’s on time
Mud on my boots from the work week
Bills stacked up on the fridge door
But grace don’t check my credit score
It just throws these gates wide open

[Chorus]
I found Jesus on the backroads, window down, hair in the wind
Every mile a little mercy, every scar He’s livin’ in
He don’t only live in steeples, He rides shotgun with the lost
If you’re lookin’ for a miracle
Take the backroads to the cross
Take the backroads to the cross (oh, come on)

[Verse 2]
Cried that night at the Chevron
Ringin’ up some sweet tea cans
Phone lit up with a “you up?” text
I hit delete and I raised my hands
Said, “Lord, I’m tired of my detours
If You’re real, meet me here”
Then peace rolled in like a long train
And I knew He’d always been near

[Chorus]
I found Jesus on the backroads, window down, hair in the wind
Every mile a little mercy, every scar He’s livin’ in
He don’t only live in steeples, He rides shotgun with the lost
If you’re lookin’ for a miracle
Take the backroads to the cross
Take the backroads to the cross

[Bridge]
To the single mama prayin’ in her car
To the old man talkin’ to the stars
To the kid who thinks they’ve gone too far
He’s closer than your broken heart

[Chorus]
I found Jesus on the backroads, window down, hair in the wind
Every mile a little mercy, every scar He’s livin’ in
He don’t only live in steeples, He rides shotgun with the lost
If you’re lookin’ for a miracle
Take the backroads to the cross

[Chorus]
I found Jesus on the backroads, sing it loud, let freedom ring (hey!)
Every mile a choir of believers, every sinner welcome in
He don’t only live in steeples, He rides shotgun with the lost
If you’re lookin’ for a miracle
Take the backroads to the cross
Yeah, we’re takin’ all these backroads
Straight to Jesus at the cross