"Why Walk When You Can Fly" by Mary Chapin Carpenter
I've loved this song ever since I first heard it, but it has new meaning to me lately. I'm embarking on a whole new phase of my life and and really feel as if I'm about to "take off" and fly...not exactly sure where I'm going to land, but I'm definitely up for pushing some boundaries and taking some chances.
Lyrics:
"In this world there's a whole lot of trouble, baby
In this world there's a whole lot of pain
In this world there's a whole lot of trouble
But a whole lot of ground to gain
Why take when you could be giving, why watch as the world goes by
It's a hard enough life to be living, why walk when you can fly
In this world there's a whole lot of sorrow
In this world there's a whole lot of shame
In this world there's a whole lot of sorrow
And a whole lotta ground to gain
When you spend your whole life wishing, wanting and wondering why
It's a long enough life to be living, why walk when you can fly
In this world there's a whole lot of cold
In this world there's a whole lot of blame
In this world you've a soul for a compass
And a heart for a pair of wings
There's a star on the far horizon, rising bright in an azure sky
For the rest of the time that you're given, why walk when you can fly"
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