Does anyone know a song that would go to the poem "The Road Not Taken"? or a song that has the same theme?

Question

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth; 5

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same, 10

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back. 15

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Answer 1

It really depends if you actually understand the poem, or if you just accept the modern interpretation-that taking the road not traveled is better. The truth is, Frost has a heavy note of irony in this poem, since in truth, there is NO difference in the two roads "...Had worn them really about the same, and both that morning equally lay..." What difference did it make which road he took? I know, I know, people are going to yell at me. But the reality is, he ended up the same place he was going, no matter which path he took, because he was ambling in the forest. Yeah, Yeah, it's a metaphor, but people so often overlook his subtlety.

Answer 2

How about that song "God bless the broken road". I havent heard the song that much but it sounds like a similar theme. An unexpected road taken has made all the difference in ones life.

Or maybe greendays "Goodriddence: time of your life" that might work too.

Answer 3

i love that poem! well i don't really have an appropriate answer to your question but you could listen to 'Pink Bullets' by the Shins. It's a beautiful song and my current favourite. I think it could have a lot of interpretations. Check it out if you like.

Answer 4

Many songs have similar thematic content. Two Garth Brooks songs, "Unanswered Prayers" and "The Dance" come to mind.