Solid Ground

Lyrics by Dougie MacLean. Arranged by the Gothard Sisters.
Recorded on the Compass album in 2013.

Where is the honest truth, where is the open soul
where is the simple smile?
a friendly word or two for the passing stranger
who may rest a while

Across the Arlick face the amber sun beats down
upon the vivid green
I hear it wide and loud, feel it wild and proud
the way it’s always been

My fathers they have walked this road
and now I know
yes, didn’t they know?
There is no great and heavy load
and now I know
yes, didn’t they know?

CHORUS
Fa la la la - we stand on solid ground
On solid ground
Fa la la la - we stand on solid ground
On solid ground

My fathers they have walked this road
and now I know
yes, didn’t they know?
There is no great and heavy load
and now I know
yes, didn’t they know?

CHORUS
Fa la la la - we stand on solid ground
On solid ground
Fa la la la - we stand on solid ground
On solid ground

It’s the land, it is our wisdom
It’s the land, it sees us through
It’s the land, it feeds our children
It’s the land — you cannot own the land
the land owns you

My fathers they have walked this road
and now I know
yes, didn’t they know?
There is no great and heavy load
and now I know
yes, didn’t they know?

CHORUS
Fa la la la - we stand on solid ground
On solid ground
Fa la la la - we stand on solid ground
On solid ground