A/N: Okay, so anything in bold like this is a flashback. This song is so sweet, and I was so happy when it came up on my iPod. But since the song isn't really that long, it's probably gonna be pretty short.:( Sorry. Thanks for reviewing!:D
Disclaimer: I don't know if I've been doing these or not, but I do not own Degrassi or Bless the Broken Road. D:
Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts
I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you
Eli Goldsworthy had had his heart broken many times. He would date a girl, who would claim that she loved him, then would find someone better and leave him. He didn't understand why love never worked out for him. It just didn't make sense, until he found himself wandering a path in the park one day, and ran into a young woman about his age.
But every long, lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart
They were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way
Into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God bless the broken road, that led me straight to you
Yes, he did
The pieces of why he could never find a woman who really loved him for him came together that day at the park.
He had just been walking along, trying to clear his head, when he was trampled over by a large chocolate lab. The dog had jumped up on him, licking his face and staring at him with those puppy dog eyes, as if asking for something, though what on earth the dog wanted was beyond him. The owner of the dog had managed to get it off of him, and apologized repeatedly. All was forgiven when Eli looked into the brightest pair of baby blue eyes, though. He forgot all about why he had been upset and come to the park in the first place, and he was finding himself introducing himself to the beautiful woman.
"Listen, I'm so, so sorry about that. I don't know what's wrong with him. He's never done that before," the woman rambled on, referring to the dog.
"It's okay, really. I love dogs. I also love blue eyes," he said smoothly, winking at her and smirking at her blush. Why am I flirting with her? I don't even know who she is! I just got out of a terrible relationship, for crying out loud!
"Oh, um, t-thanks," Clare stuttered, taken aback by the stranger's comment. "I'm Clare, by the way." She smiled at him, studying him for the first time.
"Elijah, but I prefer Eli," he joked, smirking at her, once again.
Eli smiled at the memory of how he and Clare met. They talked for a good twenty minutes in the park, before deciding to go out for coffee.
I think about the years I spent, just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost
And give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there, you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true
Eli had been through good and bad relationships, but looking back, they were all just a waste of his time. All except for one. One that he wished that he could've found sooner. But Clare also knew what he felt like, because she too had been through tough relationships and wasteful ones. She knew that if she could've found him sooner, she would have, and vice versa. She would just tell him not to dwell on the past, because they were the present, and possibly the future. And they needed to enjoy the present while it was there, instead of sulking about lost time.
Every long, lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart
They were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way
Into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God bless the broken road, that led me straight to you
Clare had tough experiences with love in the past; her parents got divorced, her sister was raped, and she had been cheated on or harshly dumped many times. But, she realized, as she was lying in bed with Eli, that she is thankful for them. It only helped her get that much closer to Eli. She knew that, without them to harshly guide her, she may not have found her happily ever after in Eli.
And now I'm just rolling home, into my lover's arms
This much I know is true
That God bless the broken road, that led me straight to you
That God bless the broken road, that led me straight to you
As they lay in each other's arms, they silently thanked God and all their exes, for leading them to each other.
A/N: Cheesy and terrible ending.:( And sorry it was so short or if it doesn't make sense, but my brain is fried; I'm sick, so it's harder for me to come up with rational thoughts that make sense. So again, my apologies. You can tell me about how terrible I am for making this so short in a review, though!:)