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Grateful

M.C. Hewlett

January 13, 2026

Genre: Country

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Robert Boog

Okay I listened to the song and think it could be improved by getting rid of “hell”. Maybe change it to something more positive? He’s in hell missing his girl, I get it but then it doesn’t match with the hope he finds. “I got awared” on the highway… it’s grammatically incorrect but I heard someone say it like that and it stuck (or “aware”). He’s become painfully aware that he’s missing her. Just my .02

January 15, 2026

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M.C. Hewlett

Thanks Robert. It’s a song I wrote about finding God and how Grateful I am in all places I have encountered him along this journey. The reason I use the word Hell is because it was there I found my rock bottom, that dark hopeless place I never thought I could get out of. It truly was hell on earth my friend, but I’m grateful for where I am on the other side

January 15, 2026

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DeeDee Beeler

I like it. I think it could use a little bit more work if you’d like it to go commercial, like maybe not so specific on the towns so more people can relate. And maybe a bit clearer that it’s about God.

January 15, 2026

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D) I used to chase the neon,
Stayed (A) out til the sun came up,
(Bm) Thought the world was in my bottle,
Poured my (G) heart in every cup.
(D) Im no longer afraid of being alone
(A) Every moment feels like coming home,
(Bm) Maybe faith is not the finish line (A)
(G) Just a step at a time, one breath, one sign

I FOUND (D) HELL ON THE HIGHWAY
BETWEEN (A) NASHVILLE AND Birmingham
I FOUND (Bm) HOPE IN THAT OLD PLACE
WHERE I SEE (G) MY MOM AND DAD
NOW I FOUND (D) LOVE IN A NEW WAY
IN EVERY (A) ROOM YOU WALK INTO
NO MATTER WHERE THIS (Bm) ROCKY ROAD TAKES ME THROUGH
IM SO (G) GRATEFUL I FOUND YOU (D)
(Bm) GRATEFUL I FOUND YOU (D)

(D) When the world I built came crashing down, (A)
(Bm) You picked me up from the (G) lost and the loud
(D) Spent so long searching the (A) great unknown
(Bm) You were in the adventure, leading me (G) home

I FOUND (D) HELL ON THE HIGHWAY
BETWEEN (A) NASHVILLE AND Birmingham
I FOUND (Bm) HOPE IN THAT OLD PLACE
WHERE I SEE MY (G) MOM AND DAD
NOW I FOUND (D) LOVE IN A NEW WAY
IN EVERY (A) ROOM YOU WALK INTO
NO MATTER WHERE THIS (Bm) ROCKY ROAD TAKES ME THROUGH
IM SO (G) GRATEFUL I FOUND YOU (D)
(Bm) GRATEFUL I FOUND YOU (D) (G)

(Bm) But in the silence after all the (G) noise
(D) I heard a whisper softer than my own voice (A)

I FOUND (D) HELL ON THE HIGHWAY
BETWEEN (A) NASHVILLE AND Birmingham
I FOUND (Bm) HOPE IN THAT OLD PLACE
(D) WHERE I SEE MY MOM AND DAD
NOW I FOUND LOVE IN A NEW WAY
IN EVERY (A) ROOM YOU WALK INTO
NO MATTER WHERE THIS (Bm) ROCKY ROAD TAKES ME THROUGH
IM SO (G) GRATEFUL I FOUND (D) YOU

(Bm) I’M SO GRATEFUL (G) I FOUND YOU (D)

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Robert Boog

Okay I listened to the song and think it could be improved by getting rid of “hell”. Maybe change it to something more positive? He’s in hell missing his girl, I get it but then it doesn’t match with the hope he finds. “I got awared” on the highway… it’s grammatically incorrect but I heard someone say it like that and it stuck (or “aware”). He’s become painfully aware that he’s missing her. Just my .02

January 15, 2026

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M.C. Hewlett

Thanks Robert. It’s a song I wrote about finding God and how Grateful I am in all places I have encountered him along this journey. The reason I use the word Hell is because it was there I found my rock bottom, that dark hopeless place I never thought I could get out of. It truly was hell on earth my friend, but I’m grateful for where I am on the other side

January 15, 2026

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DeeDee Beeler

I like it. I think it could use a little bit more work if you’d like it to go commercial, like maybe not so specific on the towns so more people can relate. And maybe a bit clearer that it’s about God.

January 15, 2026


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