Why Walk When You Can Fly (Album Version) - Mary Chapin Carpenter

In this world theres a whole lot of trouble baby

In this world theres a whole lot of pain

In this world theres 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

Its a hard enough life to be living

Why walk when you can fly

In this world theres a whole lot of sorrow

In this world theres a whole lot of shame

In this world theres a whole lot of sorrow

And a whole lot of ground to gain

When you spend you whole life wishing

Wanting and wondering why

Its a long enough life to be living

Why walk when you can fly

And in this world theres a whole lot of golden

In this world theres a whole lot of plain

In this world youve a soul for a compass

And a heart for a pair of wings

Theres 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