Late one night on a lonely road Headlights cutting through the cold Stopped for gas and coffee strong Just another mile along An old man smiled beside the door Like he'd been there years before Kind blue eyes and weathered hands Like he knew just where I'd been He said: Son, sit down a while Life can hide behind a smile We talked about the roads I've crossed Dreams I chased and things I lost Every scar and every fight Every wrong and every right Then he said with gentle grace Looking straight into my face Every storm you walked inside Helped the man you are tonight Every fall and every pain Turned your losses into gain God was sitting at that roadside stand Coffee cup inside his hand Talking simple, talking true Like a friend who always knew He said every broken road you've known Every seed of pain you've sown Built the man you came to be Piece by piece, so patiently Morning light began to rise Golden fire across the skies I turned back to say goodbye But his chair stood empty by Only words still in my mind Simple truth so clear and kind Like the wind across the plain Soft but stronger than the rain Then I felt it deep inside He was walking by my side God was sitting at that roadside stand Coffee cup inside his hand Talking simple, talking true Like a friend who always knew He said every broken road you've known Every seed of pain you've sown Built the man you came to be Piece by piece, so patiently Now each road I drive alone Feels a little more like home God was sitting at that roadside stand Coffee cup inside his hand Talking simple, talking true Like a friend who always knew He said every broken road you've known Every seed of pain you've sown Built the man you came to be Piece by piece, so patiently God was sitting at that roadside stand Just a smile and open hand Teaching me through joy and pain Nothing we live is in vain Every storm and every scar Made me who I truly are Every road that I have known Led me slowly back home