Lyrics
Verse 1
There's a highway going up to heaven
Which the fathers in the Bible
Have walked before
From Moses to Elijah
From Elijah to Elisha
All have walked on this highway
Verse 2
This highway leads to heaven
In the presence of the Father
The presence of Jesus my King
When all is said and done
I will give my breath away
And I'll be on this highway
Chorus (Repeat)
I'll be on this highway
I'll be on this highway
When all is said and done
I will give my breath away
And I'll be on this highway
Verse 3
Let me run my race with focus
Run my race believing
Keeping my eyes on Jesus my Savior
Looking at the glory
That awaits me in heaven
I must be on that highway
Chorus (Repeat)
Interlude
"Hallelujah, we worship You, Jesus
Receive Your glory, Jesus
We lift You up..."
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 4 (Luganda)
Nze ndibera ku luguudo lwo
Nze ndibera ku luguudo lwo
Nga manyi gampeddemu
Nga nzisiza omuka ogusembayo
Nze ndibera ku luguudo lwo
Chorus (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Highway" pictures the Christian life as a road already walked by figures from Scripture, naming Moses, Elijah, and Elisha as predecessors on the same path leading to heaven. That historical framing places the singer's own journey within a long line of faithful travelers rather than treating it as an isolated, modern pursuit.
Its verses describe the destination directly as presence with the Father and with Jesus, tying the highway's endpoint to relationship rather than only location. The repeated commitment to give up one's final breath while still on that highway frames faithfulness as something sustained until death rather than achieved at a single moment.
A later verse borrows language about running a race with focus and eyes fixed on Jesus, while a closing verse shifts into Luganda, extending the song's declaration into the singer's own language. Rooted in East African gospel worship, the song functions as sustained commitment to lifelong faithfulness, repeating its central image of a highway walked from biblical times into the present.
Related Scripture
- Hebrews 12:1-2 Describes running the race of faith with eyes fixed on Jesus, echoed in the song's verse about running with focus toward heaven.
- Isaiah 35:8 Describes a highway called the Way of Holiness reserved for the redeemed, echoed in the song's central image of a highway leading to heaven.