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♪ When I get where I'm going ♪ 00:11

♪ On the far side of the sky ♪ 00:14

♪ The first thing that I'm gonna do ♪ 00:19

♪ Is spread my wings and fly ♪ 00:22

♪ I'm going to land beside a lion ♪ 00:26

♪ And run my fingers through his mane ♪ 00:30

♪ Or I might find out what it's like ♪ 00:34

♪ To ride a drop of rain ♪ 00:37

♪ Yeah, when I get where I'm going ♪ 00:41

♪ Well, there'll be only happy tears ♪ 00:46

♪ I will shed the sins and struggles ♪ 00:52

♪ I have carried all these years ♪ 00:55

♪ And I'll leave my heart wide open ♪ 00:58

♪ I will love and have no fear ♪ 01:03

♪ Yeah, when I get where I'm going ♪ 01:09

♪ Don't cry for me down here ♪ 01:14

♪ I'm gonna walk with my grandaddy ♪ 01:20

♪ And he'll match me step for step ♪ 01:24

♪ And I'll tell him how I've missed him ♪ 01:29

♪ Every minute since he left ♪ 01:31

♪ And then I'll hug his neck ♪ 01:36

♪ Yeah, when I get where I'm going ♪ 01:38

♪ There'll be only happy tears ♪ 01:43

♪ I will shed the sins and struggles ♪ 01:49

♪ I have carried all these years ♪ 01:52

♪ And I'll leave my heart wide open ♪ 01:55

♪ I will love and have no fear ♪ 02:00

♪ Yeah, when I get where I'm going ♪ 02:06

♪ Don't cry for me down here ♪ 02:11

♪ So much pain and so much darkness ♪ 02:17

♪ In this world we stumble through ♪ 02:20

♪ All these questions I can't answer ♪ 02:23

♪ And so much work to do ♪ 02:26

♪ But when I get where I'm going ♪ 02:31

♪ And I see my Maker's face ♪ 02:37

♪ I'll stand forever in the light ♪ 02:41

♪ Of His amazing grace ♪ 02:44

♪ Yeah, when I get where I'm going ♪ 02:51

♪ Oh, when I get where I'm going ♪ 03:02

♪ There'll be only happy tears ♪ 03:08

♪ Hallelujah ♪ 03:13

♪ I will love and have no fear ♪ 03:19

♪ (Ah-woo) when I get where I'm going ♪ 03:24

- Hi there y'all! (laughing) 03:31

C'mon in! Rock a while. 03:35

When I Get Where I'm Going

Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton

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Lyrics:

[English]

♪ When I get where I'm going ♪

♪ On the far side of the sky ♪

♪ The first thing that I'm gonna do ♪

♪ Is spread my wings and fly ♪

♪ I'm going to land beside a lion ♪

♪ And run my fingers through his mane ♪

♪ Or I might find out what it's like ♪

♪ To ride a drop of rain ♪

♪ Yeah, when I get where I'm going ♪

♪ Well, there'll be only happy tears ♪

♪ I will shed the sins and struggles ♪

♪ I have carried all these years ♪

♪ And I'll leave my heart wide open ♪

♪ I will love and have no fear ♪

♪ Yeah, when I get where I'm going ♪

♪ Don't cry for me down here ♪

♪ I'm gonna walk with my grandaddy ♪

♪ And he'll match me step for step ♪

♪ And I'll tell him how I've missed him ♪

♪ Every minute since he left ♪

♪ And then I'll hug his neck ♪

♪ Yeah, when I get where I'm going ♪

♪ There'll be only happy tears ♪

♪ I will shed the sins and struggles ♪

♪ I have carried all these years ♪

♪ And I'll leave my heart wide open ♪

♪ I will love and have no fear ♪

♪ Yeah, when I get where I'm going ♪

♪ Don't cry for me down here ♪

♪ So much pain and so much darkness ♪

♪ In this world we stumble through ♪

♪ All these questions I can't answer ♪

♪ And so much work to do ♪

♪ But when I get where I'm going ♪

♪ And I see my Maker's face ♪

♪ I'll stand forever in the light ♪

♪ Of His amazing grace ♪

♪ Yeah, when I get where I'm going ♪

♪ Oh, when I get where I'm going ♪

♪ There'll be only happy tears ♪

♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ I will love and have no fear ♪

♪ (Ah-woo) when I get where I'm going ♪

- Hi there y'all! (laughing)

C'mon in! Rock a while.

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
land /lænd/ B1	verb - to arrive at a place, especially after a journey noun - the surface of the earth in a particular area
wings /wɪŋz/ B1	noun - the movable extensions of a bird or insect used for flying
struggles /ˈstrʌg.əlz/ B2	noun - difficulties or efforts to overcome problems
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - elegance or beauty of movement or form; divine favor
maker /ˈmeɪ.kər/ C1	noun - a person or thing that makes or produces something
tears /tɪərz/ B1	noun - the drops of liquid that come from the eyes when crying
open /ˈoʊ.pən/ A2	adjective - not closed or blocked; able to be entered or accessed
fear /fɪər/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by threat or danger
darkness /ˈdɑːr.knəs/ B2	noun - absence of light
question /ˈkwes.tʃən/ B2	noun - a sentence or phrase used to ask something
work /wɜːrk/ A2	noun - task, effort, or employment verb - to do a task or be active
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to produce light or be bright

Vocabulary

Meanings

land

/lænd/

verb
- to arrive at a place, especially after a journey

noun
- the surface of the earth in a particular area

wings

/wɪŋz/

noun
- the movable extensions of a bird or insect used for flying

struggles

/ˈstrʌg.əlz/

noun
- difficulties or efforts to overcome problems

grace

/ɡreɪs/

noun
- elegance or beauty of movement or form; divine favor

maker

/ˈmeɪ.kər/

noun
- a person or thing that makes or produces something

tears

/tɪərz/

noun
- the drops of liquid that come from the eyes when crying

open

/ˈoʊ.pən/

adjective
- not closed or blocked; able to be entered or accessed

fear

/fɪər/

noun
- an unpleasant emotion caused by threat or danger

darkness

/ˈdɑːr.knəs/

noun
- absence of light

question

/ˈkwes.tʃən/

noun
- a sentence or phrase used to ask something

work

/wɜːrk/

noun
- task, effort, or employment

verb
- to do a task or be active

shine

/ʃaɪn/

verb
- to produce light or be bright

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