I’m in a reflective mood today and the song “Ease On Down The Road” from the film “The Wiz” popped into my head when I woke up this morning and I thought perfect.
Most of the lyrics are repetitive but there are two key stanzas worth noting:
Come on and
Ease on down, Ease on down, down the road
come on, Ease on down, Ease on down, down the road
don’t you carry nothing that might be a load come on,
Ease on down Ease on down, down the road
Come on and
Ease on down, Ease on down,down the road (ease on down)
Come on and
Ease on down, Ease on down,down the road (ease on down)
Don’t you carry nothing that might be a load
Come on
Ease on down, Ease on down, down the road
Pick your left foot up, when your right foot is down
Come on legs keep moving and don’t you lose no ground
Don’t you give up walking cause you gave up shoes
Ease on down, Ease on down, down the road (come on)
Ease on down, Ease on down the road
Don’t you carry nothing that might be a load
Come on
Ease on down, Ease on down, down the road
Cause there may be times when you think you lost your mind
And the steps you’re taking leave you three four steps behind
But the road you’re walking might be long sometimes
You just keep on stepping and you’ll be just fine (yeah)
Ease on down, Ease on down the road (ease on down)
Ease on down, Ease on down the road (ease on down)
Don’t you carry nothing that might be a load
Come on
Ease on down, Ease on down, down the….
For there may be times, when you wish you wasn’t born
And you wake one morning just to find your courage gone
but you know that feeling only last a little while
you just stick with us we’ll show you how to smile (yeah)
Get ‘em up, goin’ down (ease on down the road)
Get ‘em up, goin’ down (ease on down the road)
Get ‘em up, goin’ down(ease on down the road)
Get ‘em up Get ‘em up (ease on down the road)
Just in case you really have no idea what I’m talking about here is the clip from the film:
Yep. Keep your head up people. And if you have to, call someone and have them help you “ease on down the road.”
