The Extra Mile
Emerson Drive Lyrics

It hurts to walk this gravel road
The path to achieve something great is tough and may hurt you during your journey.

It's hard to find and overgrown
The path to achieve something cannot be easily found and may be overgrown with obstacles.

You will see how much I'm worth
When you complete this journey, you will realize how valuable and important I am to your success.

When you get passed the rocks and dirt
Only when you overcome the obstacles and challenges, you will be able to see my true value in helping you succeed.

Come on walk with me
Come and take this journey with me.

I'm the extra mile
I represent going above and beyond what is expected in order to achieve greatness.

When you do, you're gonna fall
During this journey, there will be moments where you will fail or feel like giving up.

And wonder why you walked at all
At those moments of failure, you may question why you even started this journey.

Young and weary and wanna stop
When you are young and tired, you may want to give up on this journey.

'Cause every hill takes all you got
Each obstacle and challenge requires all of your effort and energy to overcome.

I'm that smile you give a stranger
I represent doing a good deed such as giving a smile to a stranger, even if it wasn't easy.

When you'd rather turn your head
Even though it may be easier to look away from the stranger, you still choose to do the good deed.

I'm that book you read your children
I represent doing something that may be difficult or tiring, such as reading to your children before bed.

When you'd rather be in bed
Even though you may be tired and want to go to sleep, you still choose to read to your children.

I'm forgiveness that you give
I represent forgiving someone, even if it was difficult to do so.

When you don't think you can
Even though it may be hard to forgive, you still choose to do so.

Forgive somebody one more time
I encourage you to forgive someone again, even if you have already done so before.

At the end there's no parade
There may not be any fanfare or celebration at the end of this journey.

Just you and me to celebrate
The only celebration will be between you and me, acknowledging how far you have come on this journey.

How far you've come by choosin' me
You have come a long way in your journey to achieve greatness by choosing to go the extra mile.

How you ignore those tired feet
You pushed through the exhaustion and discomfort of tired feet to continue on this journey.

I'm that sacrifice you make
I represent making a sacrifice for someone, even if you do not know them.

For someone you don't know
Even though you do not have a personal connection to this person, you still choose to make the sacrifice.

I'm that teardrop for the soldier
I represent shedding a tear for a soldier, even if you do not know them personally.

You read about at home
Even though you do not know the soldier, you still choose to empathize with their sacrifice and service.

I'm that love you give somebody
I represent giving love to someone, even if they do not return it.

Who doesn't give it back
Even though the other person may not love you back, you still choose to show them love.

Bein' more than what you see
Going the extra mile allows you to be more than just what is on the surface.

Takes all of you and one of me
It takes all of your effort and my guidance to achieve true greatness.

Baby, I'm the extra mile
I am here to guide you and inspire you to go the extra mile.