When I Get Where I'm Going....

When I get where I'm going
on the far side of the sky.
The first thing that I'm gonna do
Is spread my wings and fly.

I'm gonna land beside a lion,
and run my fingers through his mane.
Or I might find out what it's like
To ride a drop of rain

(Chorus:)
Yeah when I get where I'm going,
there'll be only happy tears.
I will shed the sins and struggles,
I have carried all these years.
And I'll leave my heart wide open,
I will love and have no fear.
Yeah when I get where I'm going,
Don't cry for me down here.

I'm gonna walk with my grandaddy,
and he'll match me step for step,
and I'll tell him how I missed him,
every minute since he left.
Then I'll hug his neck.

(Chorus)

So much pain and so much darkness,
in this world we stumble through.
All these questions, I can't answer,
so much work to do.

But when I get where I'm going,
and I see my Maker's face.
I'll stand forever in the light,
of His amazing grace.
Yeah when I get where I'm going,
Yeah when I get where I'm going,
there'll be only happy tears.
Hallelujah!
I will love and have no fear.
When I get where I'm going.
Yeah when I get where I'm going.
Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton

This song has a very strong attachment for me. We played it at my mother's funeral and I have spent many drives in my car over the last almost 3 years now, listening to it when I felt like mama was too far away. It's so bittersweet and when I listen to it, it allows me to, for just a few brief minutes, to let my guard down. While my faith in God is strong, there are days when I am overwhelmed with what He has given me to do. And these words, this music, it speaks to my soul and gives me great joy and hope in knowing that one day, I will know no pain, nor sorrow and the tears will be wiped from my eyes. It makes me miss my mom, and yet it reminds me that I will see her again one day.