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Don't Look Back

By Josh Wilson

1,705 views Jul 5, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Josh Wilson's song 'Don't Look Back' encourages listeners to release their past mistakes and embrace God's mercy and grace. The lyrics speak to those haunted by regret, offering a message of new beginnings and a fresh start through faith in Jesus. Wilson emphasizes that God's grace is infinite and that believers can move forward without looking back, trusting in God's plan. The song includes a reference to the hymn 'I Have Decided to Follow Jesus,' reinforcing the theme of commitment and forward movement in the Christian walk.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Maybe you're like me

Maybe you can't see past your mistakes

They haunt you like a ghost

They won't leave you alone

You always hear them say

You'll always be this way

Well, this is a song for those of us who long for

A new day, fresh start, clean slate, clear heart

This is a song to the ones who are so through

With yesterday


Don't look back, don't look back

The past is past, don't look back

Mercy has swallowed up all your mistakes

Swim in His infinite oceans of grace

Don't look back, don't look back

No, don't look back


Leave it all behind, step into the light

And let it shine on you

Just you wait and see

Cause you would not believe what our God can do

What He has planned for you

Cause we have a Savior who lived died and paid for

A new day, a fresh start, a clean slate, clear heart

This is a song to the ones who are so through with yesterday

Don't look back, don't look back

The past is past, don't look back

Mercy has swallowed up all your mistakes

Swim in His infinite oceans of grace

Don't look back, don't look back


I have decided to follow Jesus

I have decided to follow Jesus

I have decided to follow Jesus

No turning back, no turning back


Don't look back, don't look back

The past is past, don't look back

Mercy has swallowed up all your mistakes

Swim in His infinite oceans of grace


Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

I have decided to follow Jesus

No turning back, no turning back

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