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Backstory:

"The Next Aisle" came about after thinking about how a Christian in today's world could apply Jesus' teaching about walking the extra mile. We have all encountered situations where someone was in dire need of compassion and care, and we had to decide how to respond. Sometimes the choice is whether or not to walk over to someone in the next aisle in a grocery store.

Lyrics:

                                                  
The Next Aisle 



VS 1

You’re in a store to buy some bread

A family stops ahead 

The man begins to raise his voice 

The mom says, There’s no choice

Our baby needs to eat 

The daddy swears and leaves 

You hear the mama start to cry

Over in the next aisle 

  

  CHORUS

  The next aisle 

  The next aisle

  You hear Jesus’ call to walk the extra mile 

   Over in the next aisle 

  

VS 2

You push your cart to where they’ve gone

The mom and child alone

She says, I know how bad this seems

We’ve made an awful scene

You hug her as she sobs

She says, He’s lost his job

He’ll come back for us in a while 

Over in the next aisle 

  

CHORUS 

  The next aisle 

  The next aisle

  You hear Jesus’ call to walk the extra mile 

   Over in the next aisle 



BRIDGE 

    She starts to put back baby food

    Her tears on every label

    But people come from every aisle

   To help you fill that family’s table



CHORUS

   The next aisle 

   The next aisle

   You hear Jesus’ call to walk the extra mile

   Over in the next aisle



Copyright Melanie B. Smith 

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