Walking On Sacred Ground Lyrics - Janis Ian

I once was much like you 

Had a nine-to-five, and a mortgage due 

The rat race got to me 

First it ate me up, then it set me free 

One day it buried me alive 

I snapped and almost lost my mind 

I crawled out just in time to go 

Walking, walking, walking 

Walking on sacred ground 

Walking, walking, walking 

Walking on sacred ground 

At first I lost my way 

But I stumbled on until one day 

I came across a stone 

With the name of every soul I'd known 

I edged around it carefully 

'til it became a memory 

That set my spirit free, to go 

Walking, walking, walking 

Walking on sacred ground 

Walking, walking, walking 

Walking on sacred ground 

Mmm, we're all afraid of going under 

Honey, is it really any wonder? 

Caught between the silence and the thunder 

I once was much like you 

Always a lot to do 

I ran so hard to stay in place 

The wind took on a bitter taste 

Now I don't run that race - I go 

Walking, walking, walking 

Walking on sacred ground 

Walking, walking, walking 

Walking on sacred ground 

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