When I Get Where I'm Going Lyrics - American Idol

When I get where I'm going 

On the far side of the sky 

The first thing that I'm gonna do 

Is spread my wings and fly 

I'm gonna land beside a lion 

And run my fingers through his mane 

Or I might find out what it's like 

To ride a drop of rain 

[Chorus] 

Yeah when I get where I'm going 

There'll be only happy tears 

I will shed the sins and struggles 

I have carried all these years 

And I'll leave my heart wide open 

I will love and have no fear 

Yeah when I get where I'm going 

Don't cry for me down here 

I'm gonna walk with my grand daddy 

And he'll match me step for step 

And I'll tell him how I missed him 

Every minute since he left 

Then I'll hug his neck 

[Repeat chorus] 

So much pain and so much darkness 

In this world we stumble through 

All these questions I can't answer 

So much work to do 

But when I get where I'm going 

And I see my maker's face 

I'll stand forever in the light 

Of his amazing grace 

Yeah when I get where I'm going 

There'll be only happy tears 

Hallelujah 

I will love and have no fear 

When I get where I'm going 

Yeah when I get where I'm going