it hurts to walk this gravel road its hard to find and overgrown you will see how much im worth when you get passed the rocks and dirt come on walk with me, im the extra mile when you do youre gonna fall and wonder why you walked at all young and weary and want to stop cause every hill takes all you got come on walk with me, oh, im the extra mile im that smile you give a stranger when youd rather turn your head im that book you read your children when youd rather be in bed im forgiveness that you give when you dont think you can forgive somebody one more time at the end theres no parade just you and me to celebrate how far youve come by choosin me how you ignore those tired feet come on walk with me, oh, im the extra mile im that sacrifice you make for someone you dont know im that teardrop for the soldier you read about at home im that love you give somebody that doesnt give it back come on, walk with me a while, oh, im the extra mile |