Walking on the Ground - Sheldon Allman

It started when they hitched the boiler to a wheel

And made the mechanism run along on rails of steel

But there were lots of people who would never ride the train

They said it was the devil’s work and chanted this refrain

I’m gonna walk on the ground like the good lord intended

Like he meant for me and you

I’m gonna walk on the ground like the good lord intended

Like the good lord intended us to do

It wasn’t long before they figured out a way to fly

And there were airplanes zooming every which way in the sky

Folks said

If man was meant to fly he’d have a pair of wings

You’ll never get me up in one of them confounded things

I’m gonna ride on a train like the good lord intended

Like he meant for me and meant for you

I’m gonna ride on a train like the good lord intended

Like the good lord intended us to do

But trains and planes were just a start

And pretty doggone soon

They had a rocket ship just pointing straight up at the moon

Folks laughed and called it crazy

And they hollered at the crew

You’ll never get it off the ground and even if you do

I’m gonna fly on a plane like the good lord intended

Like he meant for me and meant for you

I’m gonna ride on a train like the good lord intended

Like the good lord intended us to do

They’re gone now all those things

At which the people used to scoff

And so are all the people

Since that cobalt bomb went off

There’s just a handful of us left

To start the world anew

And we’re agreed on one thing that we all are gonna do

We’re gonna walk on the ground like the good lord intended

Like he meant for me and meant for you

I’m gonna ride on a train like the good lord intended

Like the good lord intended us to do