Dougie MacLean - Solid Ground Lyrics
Down the Buckney den the burn crashes brown fromThe Autumn spateThe spreading hazels rustle as they bend and swayAs they laden waitMy fathers they have walked this roadAnd now I knowAnd yes didn't they knowThere is no great and heavy loadAnd now I knowAnd yes didn't they knowFa la-a la la la-aWe stand on Solid Ground on Solid GroundFa la-a la la la-aWe stand on Solid GroundAcross the Arlick face the amber sun beats downTo tinge the vivid greenI hear it wide and loud, feel it wild and proud,The way it's always beenMy fathers they have looked this wayAnd now I knowAnd yes didn't they knowNo clever words we have to sayAnd now I knowAnd yes didn't they knowFa la-a la la la-aWe stand on Solid Ground on Solid GroundFa la-a la la la-aWe stand on Solid GroundIt's the land-it is our wisdomIt's the land-it shines us throughIt's the land-it feeds our childrenIt's the land-you cannot own the landThe land owns youWhere is the honest truth? Where is the open road?Where is the simple smile?A couthie word or two for the passing strangerWho may rest a whileMy fathers they have said these thingsAnd now I knowAnd yes didn't they knowThe joy that shared friendship bringsAnd now I knowAnd yes didn't they knowFa la-a la la la-aWe stand on Solid Ground on Solid GroundFa la-a la la la-aWe stand on Solid GroundIt's the land-it is our wisdomIt's the land-it shines us throughIt's the land-it feeds our childrenIt's the land-you cannot own the landThe land owns you
