Lyrics
Intro
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Verse 1
You are the Living Word come down from heaven
And anyone who eats this bread is gonna live forever
You are the Living Word come down from heaven
And anyone who eats this bread is gonna live forever
Pre-Chorus
Blessed are the desperate ones
Who knows where their help comes from
Chorus
Oh Lord My Lord
Where else can I go?
Where else can I go?
Oh Lord My Lord
Where else can I go?
Where else can I go?
Interlude
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Verse 2
You are the blood poured out on the altar
And anyone who drinks this wine is one with the Father
You are the blood poured out on the altar
And anyone who drinks this wine is one with the Father
Pre-Chorus
Blessed are the desperate ones
Who know where their help comes from
Chorus (x2)
Oh Lord My Lord
Where else can I go?
Where else can I go?
Oh Lord My Lord
Where else can I go?
Where else can I go?
Bridge
Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm gonna follow Jesus the holy one
Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm gonna follow Jesus the holy one
Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm gonna follow Jesus the holy one
Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm gonna follow Jesus the holy one
Chorus (x2)
Oh Lord My Lord
Where else can I go?
Where else can I go?
Oh Lord My Lord
Where else can I go?
Where else can I go?
Interlude
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Outro
I have decided to follow Jesus
No turning back
No turning back
I have decided to follow Jesus
No turning back
No turning back
I have decided to follow Jesus
No turning back
No turning back
I have decided to follow Jesus
No turning back
No turning back
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
This song is built on a question Peter asks in the Gospel of John, and the refrain "Where else can I go?" repeats it as a prayer of dependence. The verses name Jesus as "the Living Word come down from heaven" and as "the blood poured out on the altar," drawing on the bread and wine language of the Last Supper and the bread of life discourse.
Between the verses, a short pre-chorus describes "the desperate ones" as blessed because they know "where their help comes from." That phrasing echoes both the Beatitudes and the opening of Psalm 121, though the lyrics do not cite either directly.
The closing section quotes the well-known hymn line "I have decided to follow Jesus," followed by "No turning back." The song treats desperation as the starting point for commitment rather than as a problem to be fixed, and the long repetition gives it a chant-like quality.