A Million Ways To Run

We are never alone in our hardships, and rough times. Sometimes it feels that way, and the way we may deal with that may not always be the best choice. I think because some of us feel alone in a situation that is why we want to take the easy way out, or the easiest answer to get rid of pain or uncomfortable feelings; run away from all those feelings. At some point we may realize that the way we deal with situations may not be working anymore, and this song is about that turn around and realization that we have to actually be truthful and face our problems. It also shows that we are not alone with our feelings, there are others out there coping in similar ways. I think Terri Clark's A Million Ways To Run really expresses what some people do go through, it's a very honest song, and a very strong song.

In the basement of the church.
I took the last chair in the room
Embarrassed and ashamed,
but that all began to change,
when she stood up and spoke her truth.

She said ” I came here years ago, when I lost my sanity,
I hit an all time-low,
but then I found serenity.
I took shelter hiding from the pain, in any place
to make it go away.

CHORUS
In the arms of a stranger
keeping company with danger,
or staring’ down the barrel of a gun
At the bottom of a bottle,
getting numb with every swallow,
it’s easy, when it’s what you’ve always done,
With a Million Ways to Run

I was the first one out the door
But her words echoed in my head
I took the long way home
but no longer felt alone
Cause I’d lived everything she said
I thought about lost moments of my past
And then I knew, there was no going back…..

To the arms of a stranger
Keeping company with danger
or staring’ down the barrel of a gun
The bottom of a bottle,
Getting numb with every swallow
Cause it’s easy, when it’s what you’ve always done
With a Million Ways to Run

BRIDGE
There’s a freedom I have found
In staying on the ground
Long enough, to chase those demons down….

And I thank God I know I’m Not the only one,
with A Million ways to run…..

The entire album called The Long Way Home, that this song is on, is amazing!