I've lost my head, I've lost my nerve.
Can't even remember where I put them.
And there are some curves coming my way.
The road is gettin' slippery.

This journey's long, this night's been dark.
Can't even recall where I have gone, but it's been hard.
And I don't want it easy.
I just don't wanna follow my own lead...no more.

Chorus
So take the wheel, take me wherever you want.
Just lead me home.
Yeah, take the wheel, wherever you want now.
I am ready to go.

Just be my guide, my fuel, my lights, my steel, 
my shine, my wheels, my rubber to the road,
my off, my on, my here, my gone, my song playing on the radio. 
Be my map, my mission, my cylinders hittin', 
my air condition, my caffeine buzz,
my peace, my strength, and as I'm going on my way, 
be my patient love. 

I try to pick the best way but 
this is taking my feet one way 
and my soul wants to go to another place. 
I've had trouble hearing your voice 
and trouble steering my course. 

Chorus

Yeah take the wheel, take me wherever you want now. 
I am ready to go. 
Oh, take the wheel, come on and lead me home. 
I am ready, I am ready. 

Just be my guide, my fuel, my lights, my steel, 
my shine, my wheels, my rubber to the road,
my off, my on, my here, my gone, my song playing on the radio. 
Be my map, my mission, my cylinders hittin', 
my air condition, my caffeine buzz,
my peace, my strength, and as I'm going on my way, 
be my patient love.
 

Mitch: Take The Wheel happened in a hotel room and I think it was the last song I wrote for the record.  We had already gone in and rehearsed some of the songs in the studio.  We took the weekend off and I came back with a couple more songs.  This song just happened while I was watching a football game and my team was getting stomped.  At half time, I thought well you know what, I am going to get something out of this game even though my team is loosing.  I picked up the guitar and stumbled unto this guitar figure that ended up being Take The Wheel.

**Take The Wheel

players:
drums: Steve Latanation
bass: Mark Robertson
pod guitar: Brad Layher
acoustic guitar: Mitch McVicker
harmonica: Mitch McVicker
electric guitar: Jordan Richter
banjo: Ward Stout
percussion: Joe Curet
background vocals: Brad Layher, Mitch McVicker

From Mitch:
"This is my prayer that as I travel I would trust the spirit to guide me and lead me.  It is my hope that I might be humble enough and contrite enough to relinquish some of the control that I think is so important to hang on to and so difficult to let go of.  I long for Jesus to steer."