Introspection from the Songwriter

Jennifer Triplett, writer of the Road Is Lonely

This is message about loss and being a survivor of loss. As a survivor you may always carry a new perspective on life which can be a struggle or fight (“us against the world “). “Streets lights pass me by” is a metaphor for time passing by and souls leaving, along with traveling or moving forward in life. It touches the delicate moment when sometimes the sadness felt results in reaching for a substance to ease the pain. Only those who have been there really truly understand the pain and loneliness felt. As much as you seek serenity (“sitting by the lakeside”) the pain still surfaces as life passes by and continues.

Part of my own loss is folded into this and the thought that loss is loss. I mention suicide in one line, however, the woman crying could be anyone and not specific to the child. I blur the lines with that message by saying “in the distance” which could be a mother far from her child or a woman suffering any loss. Either way they should “has left this life” and remains in their hearts and minds.

“Us against the world” is the idea that we should support each other in the world of day to day living. There is a large number of people who have suffered loss of some type. Being empathetic is a character we should try to model and teach as we raise our children to be future members of society, so they can provide support to someone suffering loss.