The Right Track

Are you upon the right track, my friend,

     Are you running upon the right rail?

The way it is long and the pace is swift,

     And you want to be sure of the trail.

Don’t open the throttle and give her steam,

     Through the day so bright and night so black,

Unless you are sure your way is secure,

     Unless you’re upon the right track.

The track that is right is the track that’s clear,

     Be sure it is the one you choose;

No head-on collisions to throw you off,

     And no signal lights to confuse.

Your grade will be up and down, my friend,

     Through ledges and tunnels so black;

But you can just fly like a bird a-sky

     If you are on the right track.

The rails of life they are right and left,

     And they lead you to right and wrong;

They are up and down, they are in and out,

     And the way it is hard and long.

The station reward is the terminal,

     For the engine that never turns back;

There is joy for you when your train is due

     If you run on the right track.

Nov. 11, ‘09