There's a place for pain in the care of the soul
To die is gain so to live is the whole-
And if perspectives change,
It's sometimes for the best:
A chance to rearrange, to put faith to the test
CHORUS
I have walked a thousand miles against the grain
I have seen the sun go down only to rise again.
In the story of my life, there's a theme between the lines:
The greatest things are born against the grain.
At first there was a choice of the hard way to go;
Then there was a voice saying yes, saying no.
The course was always rough, but this heart became strong.
What grew out of the rough was the will to go on.
REPEAT CHORUS
I have felt the coarseness of the sand beneath my feet
And I have felt the Hands that rub these edges smooth and clean.
INSTRUMENTAL
I have walked a thousand miles against the grain
I have seen the sun go down only to rise again.
In the story of my life, there's a theme between the lines:
The greatest things are born
The greatest things are born
The greatest things are born against the grain.
Music and Lyrics by Benjamin Gaither and Suzanne Gaither-Jennings
Copyright 1995 Ariose Music/Townsend & Warbucks Music
Lyrics Submitted by Caleb