Higher Ground Lyrics - Jerry Jeff Walker

Jerry Jeff Walker 

Last night I was dreaming I laying drowning in a stream 

But in the light of day I see it's much more than a dream 

Life is like a river that carries you on down 

It's time we make like we was making tracks for higher ground 

I'm always taking chances and got me by on luck 

One a few and lost a few, oh had to suck it up 

But I see where it's leading me, I've got to turn around 

Today's the day I thought of making tracks for higher ground 

For higher ground, (higher ground), higher ground, (higher ground) 

You ain't going nowhere when you're always falling down 

So get off on a good foot and stop stumbling around 

Man I'm off and running making tracks for higher ground 

Yeah, I had a friend who said he'd love to drink and run around 

Wasn't anyway old mercy'd put that bottle down 

Well I just heard the other day they laid him in the ground 

One way or the other brother we're bound for higher ground 

For higher ground, (higher ground), higher ground, (higher ground) 

You ain't going nowhere when you're always falling down 

You got to pick your head up, keep your mind and body sound 

Man I'm off and running making tracks for higher ground 

The moral of my story is the fool he never think 

And all around you life says you must change every day 

Throw off those old shackles and get up and dance around 

Today's the day we're roping, making tracks for higher ground 

For higher ground, (higher ground), higher ground, (higher ground) 

You ain't going nowhere when you're always falling down 

Get off on the good foot and stop stumbling around 

Man we're off and running making tracks for higher ground 

For higher ground, (higher ground), higher ground, (higher ground) 

You ain't going nowhere when you're always falling down 

Get up on the good foot and stop stumbling around 

Man we're off and running making tracks for higher ground 

Up and running babe for higher ground, for higher ground baby 

Up and running up for higher ground, don't let me down boys 

We're all running up to higher ground