Why Walk When You Can Fly

Andrew Peterson

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 long 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 
But a whole lot of ground to gain 

When you spend your whole life wishing 
Watching and wondering why 
It's a hard enough life to be living 
Why walk when you can fly? 

In this world there's a whole lot of golden 
In this world there's a whole lot of plain 
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 
But with the rest of the time you've been given 
Why walk when you can fly 
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