Only One Set Of Tracks

Only One Set of Tracks Lyrics © 2026 MSW. All rights reserved. [Verse 1] I've walked some roads I wouldn't walk again, Through pouring rain and a hard north wind. Had nights when hope was hard to find, And heaven felt a thousand miles behind. I cursed the road, I cursed my luck, Kept tellin' myself I was tough enough. But looking back through the dust and black, There's something there I never knew I had. [Pre-Chorus] Through every valley, every mile, Someone walked beside me all the while. [Chorus] When there was only one set of tracks, I thought You'd left and weren't coming back. Thought I crossed those mountains on my own, With a heart of stone and a soul worn low. But those weren't my boots Making marks in that ground— You had me in Your arms When I couldn't stand somehow. All those years I thought You'd turned Your back... You were carrying me When there was only one set of tracks. [Verse 2] There were empty chairs and goodbye days, Names I loved carved into graves. Doors slammed shut, dreams went cold, Some wounds healed and some I still hold. I asked You why, but heard no sound, Still somehow I kept moving on. Now I know when my strength was gone, Those were the miles You carried me through. [Pre-Chorus] Every broken prayer I couldn't speak, You were there when I was too damn weak. [Chorus] When there was only one set of tracks, I thought You'd left and weren't coming back. Thought I crossed those mountains on my own, With a heart of stone and a soul worn low. But those weren't my boots Making marks in that ground— You had me in Your arms When I couldn't stand somehow. All those years I thought You'd turned Your back... You were carrying me When there was only one set of tracks. [Bridge] Maybe faith ain't knowing where you're going, Maybe it's walking when the road ain't showing. Maybe grace ain't thunder from the sky, Maybe it's the strength that gets you through the night. And maybe God don't always clear the way... Sometimes He just carries you another day. [Breakdown] So when my legs get tired, And this old heart gets weak, When I can't find the words For the prayer I'm trying to speak... I'll look behind me. [Final Chorus] And if there's only one set of tracks, I won't wonder where You went this time. I'll know whose hands are holding me, I'll know I'm not walking that road alone. Through every storm, Every loss I've known, You never promised easy— You just promised I wouldn't go alone. So when I reach the end And finally look back... I'll thank You for the miles When there was only one set of tracks. [Outro] Yeah, I thought I walked alone... But I never did. There was only one set of tracks.