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Track 10. Satnav

A tribute to that great genre, Country-and-Western, only partly tongue-in-cheek. Elaine bought me a satnav on my last birthday, and on its first morning it assured me I was on Gibraltar, when actually I was in south-east County Durham, thus assuring me of the very Anglican view that faith should be accompanied by both tradition and reason….. But most of the time its great, just bowling you the occasional googly to check your footwork

This body’s like an automobile, life is like a road
You’ve got to stay alert to stay alive
Set your mind on where you’re going, for there really is no knowing
Just how many miles you’ll get to drive

Now I know my destination is a city called Salvation
But I’m not there yet, it’s still way up ahead
One thing I have been given, a companion for the road
No longer driving blind, I find instead.........

I’ve got a Satnav set for heaven on the dashboard of my soul
And a radio that plays the gospel story
It’s grace, not gasoline, that is powering this machine
As I’m rolling up that freeway into glory

God gave me a little angel, and he put her in a box
So that I can always keep her near
Above the traffic sounds and the tumult all around
Her gentle voice speaks out right in my ear

Sometimes I may choose the wrong direction for a while
Or even slip the gear shift to reverse
She says ‘Boy, you’re upward bound, you just need to turn around’
And backs it with a good old Bible verse

I’ve got a Satnav set for heaven...

My bodywork is rusted, some of my springs are busted
My upholstery is quite threadbare
I’m living for the day I hear her sweet voice say
You have arrived, my friend, you’re finally there

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