Song of the Week: Walk By Faith

Austinite Stephen Bruton sounds like he has a lot of fun on this song, from his fifth album, From the Five. I bet his story behind the lyrics to this song would be a good one, as well as the story behind the first song on the album, where he sings about how he once thought he was a big wheel but now he's "giving it up to the Bigger Wheel." Here's "Walk by Faith"--

When the road gets narrow and you cannot turn
And you can't tell left from right
There's a lesson you should learn
Walk by faith and not by sight

When darkness falls on your brightest day
And it turns into an endless night
What will lead you home by a different way?
Walk by faith and not by sight

Not by sight--come to understand
Not by sight--you find the promised land
Not by sight--see the distance made
Not by sight--you gotta walk by faith.

If you stumble and you fall
You might lose your will to fight
But conquer self and you can conquer all
Walk by faith and not by sight

If your soul seems empty and your well runs dry
You can't see but you ain't blind
There's one more option that you should try--
Walk by faith and not by sight.

Not by sight--you'll be glory bound
Not by sight--to the higher ground
Not by sight--don't slow your pace
Not by sight--you gotta walk by faith.

I spent a long time wandering here and there
Just looking for a place to hide
I mistook going for getting somewhere
Walk by faith and not by sight

If you're looking for a shadow 'cause the sun's too bright
Ninety-nine and a half won't do
Don't take the path of least resistance where wrong seems right
Just walk by faith and not by sight

Not by sight--you'll be glory bound
Not by sight--to the higher ground
Not by sight--don't slow your pace
Not by sight--you gotta walk by faith.