CARRIE UNDERWOOD - JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL
She Was Driving Lasy Friday On Her Way To Cincinnati
On A Snow White Christmas Eve
Going Home To See Her Mama And Her Daddy With The Baby In The Backseat
Fifty Miles To Go And She Was Running Low On Faith And Gasoline
It'd Been A Long Hard Year
She Had A Lot On Her Mind And She Didn't Pay Attenttion
She Was Going Way Too Fast
Before She Knew It She Was Spinning On A Thin Black Sheet Of Glass
She Saw Both Their Lives Flash Before Her Eyes
She Didn't Even Have Time To Cry
She Was So Scared
She Threw Her Hands Up In The Air
Jesus, Take The Wheel
Take It From My Hands
'Cause I Can't Do This On My Own
I'm Letting Go
So Give Me One More Chance
Save Me From This Road I'm On
Jesus, Take The Wheel
It Was Still Getting Colder When She Made It To The Shoulder
And The Car Came To A Stop
She Cried When She Saw That Baby In Backseat Sleeping Like A Rock
And For The First Time In A Long Time
She Bowed Her Head To Pray
She Said "I'm Sorry For The Way
I've Been Living My Life
I Know I've Got To Change
So From Now On Tonight"
Jesus, Take The Wheel
Take It From My Hands
'Cause I Can't Do This On My Own
I'm Letting Go
So Give Me One More Chance
Save Me From This Road I'm On
Jesus, Take The Wheel
Oh Jesus, Take The Wheel
Oh, I'm Letting Go
So Give Me One More Chance
Save Me From This Road I'm On
From This Road I'm On
Jesus, Take The Wheel
Oh, Take It, Take It From Me
Oh, Why?
Oh
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Hilary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson, Brett James
Producer(s): Mark Bright
This Song Tells The Story Of A Young Woman With A Lot On Her Mind Who Hits A Sheet Of Black Ice While Driving To See Her Parents For Christmas. When She Goes Into A Skid And Fears For Her Life, She Throws Her Hands Up And Says, "Jesus, Take The Wheel." Guided By Jesus, The Car Comes To A Safe Stop With Her Baby Still Asleep In The Back Seat. At This Point She Vows To Give Her Life To Christ.
Underwood Told Entertainment Weekly In 2012 That This Is The Song For Which She'd Like To Be Remembered. "I Would Pick An Important One. Not 'Before He Cheats' Or 'Good Girl,' None Of That," She Said. "Something That Somebody Can Hear And It Would Make Them Feel Better Or Help Them Through An Important Time Or A Tough Time In Their Life."
This Won The 2007 Grammy Award For Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Underwood Also Won Best New Artist At The Ceremony, Beating James Blunt, Chris Brown, Imogen Heap, And Corinne Bailey Rae.
This Also Won Single Of The Year At The 2006 Academy Of Country Music Awards, Where Underwood Was Also Named Top New Female Vocalist.
The Music Video, Directed By Roman White, Features Underwood Singing Against The Backdrop Of Three Domestic Scenes, Including A Young Mother Trying To Soothe Her Crying Baby, An Elderly Man Attempting To Spoon-Feed His Unresponsive Wife, And A Couple Arguing Over Finances. By The End, Each Conflict Is Resolved.
The Video Won Breakthrough Video Of The Year And Female Video Of The Year At The 2006 CMT Awards.
This Has Inspired Several Memes, Including A 2010 Image Macro Of Underwood Telling Jesus To Take The Wheel, With Jesus Replying, "I Can't Drive, Lol!" Another Popular Parody Came From A 2013 Vine Video Where Jesus Literally Reaches In The Driver's Window And Takes The Wheel Of A Car While The Song Plays.