It's easier to be sure you love someone... taste:
When a father inquires with the barrel of a gun,
I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine,... rejection by a father:
Whatever I thought a father should be... cars:
I abandoned that thought like he abandoned me
if life was a highway, I was drunk at the wheel,... physiology and engineering:
I smoked until I threw up... like a machine,... and death:
But this is my deathbed, I lie here aloneAt the end of the song, Thiessen's deathbed character reflects,
If I close my eyes tonight, I know I'll be home
I can hear you whisper to me, "It's time to leaveHome is where the heart is. The reference in the song to "home" can only mean eternal security in Jesus, as our hearts are inclined to God and we seek eternal fellowship with him. Whatever your life history consists of, once you have accepted the free gift of salvation that God provides in His Son Jesus, you have been redeemed. He has purchased you by the blood of Jesus (Rev. 5:9) There is no risk of God turning His back on the salvation that He has given you after you have been saved; in other words, you can be as sure as the death-bed character that God will carry you home when the time comes! What security we have in God!
You'll never be lonely again"
But this was my deathbed, I died there alone
When I closed my eyes tonight, you carried me home
It's great to hide scripture in our hearts that remind us of God's goodness to us, and His promise of a secure eternity. I want to encourage you to search out scripture that assures you of your salvation, learn the scripture, hide it in your heart, live it and recall it on a daily basis.
Here's one to get started, but there are plenty more:
If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. (Rom. 10:9 NIV)
What is your life verse?