Lyrics
I saw a shortcut on an old map
Thought I'd found a better way
Everybody said, "Don't go there"
I went anyway
The signs were faded, half forgotten
Buried underneath the dust
Funny how the road looks different
When you're driving on your trust
I had a destination
I had a tank full of belief
I had every answer
Except the one I needed
Some roads lead back
Back to where you started
Back to the lessons
You thought you'd already learned
Some roads lead back
Back around in circles
You miss the warning light
Until the dashboard burns
I should've checked my direction
Before I drove that far
Some roads lead back
Some roads do not
I kept mistaking motion for progress
Kept confusing speed with growth
Every mile made me more certain
I was getting close
But confidence can be a compass
Pointing anywhere it wants
And pride can sound a lot like wisdom
When you only hear yourself talk
The signal never left me
I just stopped tuning in
Funny how the silence
Gets louder in the end
Some roads lead back
Back to where you started
Back to the lessons
You thought you'd already learned
Some roads lead back
Back around in circles
You miss the warning light
Until the dashboard burns
I should've checked my direction
Before I drove that far
Some roads lead back
Some roads do not
No GPS
No flashing screen
Just a quiet voice
Trying to reach me
No GPS
At least not mine
Maybe I should've trusted
God's Positioning System this time
Some roads lead back
But mercy leads you forward
Even when you've spent years
Heading the wrong way home
Some roads lead back
And maybe that's a blessing
'Cause every wrong turn teaches
What you couldn't learn alone
I finally checked direction
Instead of trusting I was right
Some roads lead back
And some roads lead home