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Right On Time
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Sep 3, 2026 updated
Verified editorial review
Randy Travis's 'Right On Time' is a reflective country song about personal growth and redemption. The narrator admits to impatience and past mistakes, acknowledging time spent with the devil, but celebrates making it to the other side. The lyrics convey that life's struggles and detours are part of the journey, and arriving at a better place, even late, is still timely. It's a message of hope and gratitude for second chances, without explicit religious language but with a spiritual undertone of grace and transformation.
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It's not my nature to be patient
I jump every river I cross
Not one for following the sensible side
And I can't count the times I've been lost.
Well, you can't see where you're goin' in the pourin' rain
When you're runnin' into walls and feeling no pain
We've all done time with the devil and I've done mine
It took a while to get here but, I'm right on time.
[Instrumental]
I may still regret some moments
But it's just part of a right
I count myself among the fortunate ones
Who made it to the other side.
Well, you go what you go through to get where you are
Lucky for me I didn't go too far
I turned around before the end of the line
Took a while to get here but, I'm right on time.
[Instrumental]
Well, you can't see where you're goin' in the pourin' rain
When you're runnin' into walls and feeling no pain
We've all done time with the devil and I've done mine
It took a while to get here but, I'm right on time.
It took a while to get here but, I'm right on time...