God's Will

I met God's Will on a Halloween night
He was dressed as a bag of leaves
It hid the braces on his legs at first

His smile was as bright as the August sun
When he looked at me
As he struggled down the driveway, it almost
Made me hurt

Will don't walk too good
Will don't talk too good
He won't do the things that the other kids do,
In our neighborhood

(Chorus:)
I've been searchin', wonderin', thinkin'
Lost and lookin' all my life
I've been wounded, jaded, loved and hated
I've wrestled wrong and right
He was a boy without a father
And his mother's miracle
I've been readin', writin', prayin', fightin'
I guess I would be still
Yeah, that was until
I knew God's Will

Will's mom had to work two jobs
We'd watch him when she had to work late
And we'd all laugh like I hadn't laughed
Since I don't know when

Hey Jude was his favorite song
At dinner he'd ask to pray
And then he'd pray for everybody in the world but him

(Chorus)

Before they moved to California
His mother said, they didn't think he'd live
And she said each day that I have him, well it's just
another gift
And I never got to tell her, that the boy
Showed me the truth
In crayon red, on notebook paper, he'd written
Me and God love you

I've been searchin', prayin', wounded, jaded
I guess I would be still
Yeah that was until...
I met God's Will on a Halloween night
He was dressed as a bag of leaves



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    Song Meaning:This song is so eerie as it had so much relevance to my life with my husband William. We met as children and he "decided" to marry me when we were children and when I was 16 we were married. We have such a God given eternal union and this song only makes me appreciate it more. I really realized how much I love him on a Halloween night and that means so much to me. And he has written said to me so many times how much he and God love me. That is how I know he is "God's Will" for me (Will being short for William). It also reminds me of his family who is now my family and to know I will forever be theirs has healed every wound that this old world has inflicted upon me.
    Flag Willsangel4everon December 23, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:hi my name is angela i really love this song because it has a powerful lesson you should not take life for granted i have many disabilities but i do not let it stop me from living life i also want you guys know that this song also is for people who have problems in their lives so please keep smiling and tell the people you are close to that you love them because you will never know when your last day on earth will be if this offends anyone let me know ok and i will reword it
    Flag sweetangelaon June 22, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:amazing song. Even if you don't believe in God it still sends a great message about how lucky we all are in life.
    Flag anonymous1324355on March 23, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:My little brother has autism. When my parents found out, they blamed God and so did I. We thought how could God say he loves us, and then make his "child" autistic. Then as time went on, we discovered that God gave us a gift and that everyday with Tommy is a day we must find strength. God has given us this strength and has given us a miracle. So this song means the world to me.

    I love you Tommy
    Flag Pretty_Liaron September 03, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Sorry greenherb but like just cause your not religous and dont believe in God dont mean you can put all the religous people down. I'm not religous but I still apreciate and understand the menaing of this song.
    Flag cx38on July 17, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This song always makes me cry because it perfectly describes the little boy who lives up my street. This song is pretty much saying that no matter what life throws at you, you can still be a kind a caring person like the boy in the song is.
    Flag megsarunneron January 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I cry when I hear this song, and need to turn it off or just get away from it, because other then "will don't walk to good" this song is my brother to a T. He has a disability with a three set name that I forget, two for the doctors who discovered it and another for the actual disorder. It is a form of, but not exactly, dwarfism.

    Basically his bones don't grow very fast and stop growing very soon in life. The "bones" in the back of his hand is a solid plate, that negates him the ability to make a full fist. He is 18 years old now and only stands 3' 9''.

    He is a giver like in this song, he only thinks about other people and hardly ever about himself, which is the part that gets me everytime. He's a fighter and even though the doctors have only given him 30-40 years, I know he'll outlive me.
    Flag tybrd69on November 05, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I really like the chorus of this song, but there verses are kind of poorly written in my opinon. But Martina sounds great singing anything! It's just a song about a boy teaching Martina about life and faith.
    Flag Simplethings18on November 03, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I also agree with your-my-starr
    Flag Pretty Girlon May 22, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song it is so heart touching and i have it on my computer everytime i hear it i cry or have tears in m y eyes it is so sad
    Flag Pretty Girlon May 22, 2007   Link

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