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Turn Around
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Jul 31, 2026 updated
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Matt Maher's song "Turn Around" is a compassionate invitation to anyone feeling lost, broken, or forgotten. It tells the stories of a young man and a single mom struggling to survive, and acknowledges the temptation to turn to harmful coping mechanisms. The song offers hope by reminding listeners that God's love and grace are always available, and that they can turn back to Him at any moment. It emphasizes that no one is beyond redemption and that coming home to God is always possible, even when life feels overwhelming.
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Young man on the side of the road
Lost and beat up with no where to go
Smells like a hangover from days ago
He does what he can to survive
Single mom with a dead end job
Ninety hour week just to keep what she's got
With the bills that add up and now she's caught
She does what she can to survive
Well, let me say
That love won't take away the pain
But don't be afraid
'Cause it will never walk away
If you're scared that you don't matter
If you're lost and need to be found
If you're looking for a Savior
All you gotta do is turn around
Some turn to a bottle
Some turn to a drug
Some turn to another's arms
But it seems like it's never enough
Well I won't say
That you will ever fail again
But there is grace
To wash away your every sin
If you're scared that you don't matter
If you're lost and need to be found
If you're looking for a Savior
All you gotta do is turn around
No one listens to you anymore
And your heart has broken down, you don't need to move
Love has come to you, all you gotta do is turn around
All you gotta do is turn around, turn around
You don't have to
Take the broken road
You can turn around
And come back home
You don't have to
Take the broken road
You can turn around
And come back home
You don't have to
Take the broken road
You can turn around
And come back home
If you're scared that you don't matter
If you're lost and need to be found
If you're looking for a Savior
All you gotta do is turn around
No one listens to you anymore
And your heart has broken down, you don't need to move
Love has come to you, all you gotta do is turn around
All you gotta do is turn around, turn around