


CREDITS
Writer: Mark Paul Smith
(©2025 Mark Paul Smith Publishing ASCAP)
Lead Vocal: Lisa McDavid
Guitar: Kenny Taylor
Bass: Colin Taylor
Drums: Danny Jones
Organ/Percussion/Piano: Danny Jones
Hand Claps: Danny Jones
Background Vocals: Risa Rene’ Jones & Danny Jones
Produced & Mixed by: Danny Jones
Engineers: Shawn Dealy & Danny Jones
Mastered by: Michael Romanowski
Recorded at: Sweetwater Studios, Fort Wayne, IN
and Danny Jones Productions, Katy, TX
Mastered at: Coast Mastering in
Berkeley, California
ROAD TO DAMASCUS LYRICS
Mark Paul Smith

VERSE 1
It was a moonless night on a dusty trail
When I saw the light from beyond the pale
Then I heard the voice calling my name
I knew my life would never be the same
CHORUS
I was on the road to Damascus
On the road to Damascus
When I decided to surrender
On the road to you
Gave up my greed and guilt
Tore down the walls I built
VERSE 2
The dues I had to pay brought me to my knees
Taught me how to pray like a blind man sees
Then I heard the voice calling my name
I knew my life would never be the same
CHORUS
I was on the road to Damascus
On the road to Damascus
When I decided to surrender
On the road to you
Gave up my greed and guilt
Tore down the walls I built
CHORUS
I was on the road to Damascus
On the road to Damascus
When I decided to surrender
On the road to you
Took off the mask I wore
Walked out my prison door
ABOUT THE SONG
Mark Paul Smith
“The Road to Damascus” explores the idea of transformation—both spiritual and personal. It draws on the metaphor of a profound awakening, a moment when perspective shifts and a deeper understanding emerges. For me, this concept is closely tied to life experience, particularly in confronting loss and embracing gratitude.
The song reflects a belief in growth through surrender, and in using one’s gifts as a form of connection and purpose. It emphasizes that transformation is not always dramatic or external; it often happens quietly, through reflection, faith and the willingness to evolve.
The song resonates on two levels – both as a universal metaphor for enlightenment and radical personal change, and as something grounded in my Christian faith, as it’s the road where Jesus appeared to Saul and awakened something in his soul that made him Christ’s chief apostle to spread the Good News in the years before the gospels were written.
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