Wasted
Danielle Bradbery Lyrics

She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
She was driving alone on a Friday to Cincinnati.

On a snow-white Christmas Eve
It was a cold Christmas Eve with snow everywhere.

Going home to see her mama and her daddy
She was going home to see her parents.

With the baby in the backseat
She had a baby with her in the backseat.

Fifty miles to go and she was running low on faith and gasoline
She was losing hope and almost out of gas with fifty miles still to go.

It'd been a long hard year
The year had been tough on her.

She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attention
Her mind was preoccupied and she wasn't paying attention to the road.

She was going way too fast
She was driving too fast.

And before she knew, she was spinning on a thin black sheet of glass
Suddenly, she lost control of the car and started spinning on the icy road.

She saw both her lives flash before her eyes
She thought she was going to die and saw her whole life in front of her.

She didn't even have time to crash
The accident happened too quickly for her to react.

She was so scared she threw her hands up in the air
She was terrified and didn't know what to do.

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 So Jesus take the wheel
She gave control of her car to Jesus, realizing that she couldn't do it alone and needed help.

It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder And the car came to a stop
The car eventually stopped on the side of the road as the temperature continued to drop.

She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat Sleeping like a rock
Her heart broke when she saw her baby sleeping soundly in the backseat.

And for the first time in a long time She bowed her head to pray
She prayed for the first time in what seemed like forever.

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
She realized that she needed to change her ways and apologized to God for her mistakes.

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 So Jesus take the wheel
She surrendered to Jesus and prayed for help to get her back on the right path.

Ooh Jesus take the wheel I'm letting go So give me one more chance Just save me from this road I'm on From this road I'm on So Jesus take the wheel Oh take it
She continued to plead with Jesus to save her from her current situation and to guide her forward.