Solid Ground
Solid Ground - Dougie MacLean
Written by：Douglas Menzies MacLean
Down the buckney dent
He burn crashes brown from the autumn spate
The spreading hazels rustle as they bend and sway
As they laden wait
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
Fa laa la la la la
We stand on solid ground
On solid ground
Fa laa la la la la
We stand
On solid ground
On solid ground
Across the arlick face
The amber sun beats down
To tinge the vivid green
I hear it wide and loud
Feel it wild and proud
The way it's always been
My fathers they have looked this way
And now I know
Yes didn't they know
No clever words we have to say
And now I know
Yes didn't they know
Fa laa la la la la
We stand on solid ground
On solid ground
Fa laa la la la la
We stand
On solid ground
On solid ground
It's the land it is our wisdom
It's the land it shines us through
It's the land it feeds our children
It's the land
You cannot own the land
The land owns you
It's the land it is our wisdom
It's the land it shines us through
It's the land
It feeds our children
It's the land
You cannot own the land
The land owns you
Where is
The honest truth
Where is
The open saw
Where is
The simple smile
A couthie word or two for the passing stranger
Who may rest a while
My fathers they have said these things
And now I know
Yes didn't they know
The joy that shared friendship brings
And now I know
Yes didn't they know
Fa laa la la la la
We stand on solid ground
On solid ground
Fa laa la la la la
We stand on solid ground
On solid ground
Fa laa la la la la
We stand on solid ground
On solid ground
Fa laa la la la la
We stand on solid ground
On solid ground
It's the land it is our wisdom
It's the land
It shines us through
It's the land
It feeds our children
It's the land
You cannot own the land
The land owns you
It's the land it is our wisdom
It's the land
It shines us through
It's the land
It feeds our children
It's the land
You cannot own the land
The land owns you