Alison Krauss & Union Station - Never Got Off The Ground Lyrics
Never Got Off the GroundMy father was a farmerBut his head was in the skyHe worked every day but Sunday‘Til the day he diedHe prayed for rain and thunderAnd listened for the soundIn the dry years he went underHe never got off the groundWe all dream when we’re youngerThat we will do great thingsMe, I used to have a hungerTo wear a pilot’s wingsBut the circles that I ran inTurned my head aroundAnd the planes I had my plans inNever got off the groundDon’t raise your hopes,You hear so many sayThe higher they get,The closer they are to flyin’ awayFly awayDon’t raise your hopes,You hear so many sayThe higher they get,The closer they are to flyin’ awayThey say there but for fortuneIs the way it would have beenIf we could take a bigger portionWe could fill our hands againYou see them on the sidewalkIn the parks all over townThose who’ve taken flightNever got off the ground