Lyrics
Chorus
Lord, where You lead, I'll follow
Keep me walking down the straight and narrow
Come gladness, tears, or trouble
Give me Jesus and the road less traveled
Verse 1
I was never one for rules
Don't want no cookie-cutter faith
I've seen Jesus walk with sinners
Turn rebels into saints
There's more outside these walls
Than the fear inside of me
So you can keep your earthly crowns
Find me somewhere washing feet
I'm singing
Chorus
Lord, where You lead, I'll follow
Keep me walking down the straight and narrow
Come gladness, tears, or trouble
Give me Jesus and the road less traveled
Verse 2
Now the laborers are few
The harvest is overflowing
Many are called
But not enough are going
So count me in the number
Carrying my cross
To take the love of Jesus
And gather up the lost
I'm singing
Chorus
Lord, where You lead, I'll follow
Keep me walking down the straight and narrow
Come gladness, tears, or trouble
Give me Jesus and the road less traveled
Bridge
When the world offers counterfeit, I choose Jesus
When it costs more than I can give, I choose Jesus
When the world can't make sense of it, I choose Jesus
And when nobody's coming with, I choose Jesus
When the world offers counterfeit, I choose Jesus
When it costs more than I can give, I choose Jesus
When the world can't make sense of it, I choose Jesus
And when nobody's coming with, I choose Jesus
So tell me who's coming with?
Chorus
Lord, where You lead, I'll follow
Keep me walking down the straight and narrow
Come gladness, tears, or trouble
Give me Jesus and the road less traveled
Lord, where You lead, I'll follow
Keep me walking down the straight and narrow
Come gladness, tears, or trouble
Give me Jesus and the road less traveled
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Road Less Traveled" is a song of commitment to follow Jesus wherever He leads. The chorus states the vow plainly: "Lord, where You lead, I'll follow," asking to keep walking "down the straight and narrow" through "gladness, tears, or trouble." The road in the title is not a shortcut, since it is paired with the request, "Give me Jesus."
The verses push against a comfortable faith. The singer says "Don't want no cookie-cutter faith," points to Jesus walking "with sinners" and turning "rebels into saints," and would rather be found "washing feet" than holding earthly crowns. The second verse turns to mission, noting that "the laborers are few" and offering to be counted among those "Carrying my cross."
The bridge repeats a choice, "I choose Jesus," against counterfeit offers, high cost and lack of company, then asks, "So tell me who's coming with?" The imagery follows the Gospels' narrow gate, the harvest sayings, and Jesus' call to take up the cross.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus speaks of the narrow gate and the hard way that leads to life.
- Luke 10:2 Jesus says the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few.
- Luke 9:23 Jesus calls His followers to take up their cross daily and follow Him.