Chris MacLean and The Song Kitchen Choir

Lyrics

The Map Inside © copyright Chris MacLean 2009 (SOCAN)

I passed a sign on the I-69, somewhere out in Michigan
Said you better have a plan, better have a plan
Something bad’s bound to happen
Well I don’t know why it seems so hard to live a good life these days
But if you’re always afraid the sky’s gonna fall,
That’s no way to live at all.

CHORUS
I love it here
In the country
Walkin’ through the fields at night
Not afraid to be alone, oh I love the darkness
Underneath the Northern skies

But that doesn’t mean the I don’t worry about things
Like how addicted we are
All that stuff we think we always need
Computers, tvs, phones, cars
No-one seems to know how to fix things anymore
Nothing’s built to last
And the planet, she looks like she’s getting ready to kick us off
And that storm’s coming on fast, that storm’s coming on fast

I love it here
In the country
Walkin’ through the fields at night
Not afraid to be alone, oh I love the darkness
Underneath the Northern skies
I’ve been watching summer, flying by my window
Leaving in a chevron flight
Well you know that they’ve got a really simple plan
Just get in their lines and fly… and trust something inside

I believe each human heart holds a map, an imprint of longing
Walking in each other’s shoes, maybe we’ll learn belonging
Most of us could learn to live with less
Our own burdens to allay
Travel light, trust the map
We’ll be okay, we’ll be okay

I love it here
In the country
Walkin’ through the fields at night
Not afraid to be alone, oh I love the darkness
Underneath the Northern skies
I’ve been watching life go whizzing by my window
Everybody on the fly
Well you know that I got a really simple plan
Live it out until I die
Trust the map inside
Oh I love it here, in the country…. I love it here