Lyrics
I'm gonna put on my traveling shoes one day,
step on the clouds with my Lord,
I'm gonna shake off my troubles and fly away,
you won't believe how far,
my destination's Heaven and I'm ready to go,
and I've got too much to gain to lose,
when the trumpet sounds I'm gonna put on my
traveling shoes
Yes this road I was walking on was dusty and long and it was getting me nowhere fast, oh one day I met Jesus and he beckoned to me "Come to Me, I'll Give You Rest." But lately I've been thinking about moving again, heading to my heavenly home, I'll go walking through those gates and down those golden streets before the world even knows I'm gone.
I'm gonna put on my traveling shoes one day,
step on the clouds with my Lord,
I'm gonna shake off my troubles and fly away,
you won't believe how far,
my destination's Heaven and I'm ready to go,
and I've got too much to gain to lose,
when the trumpet sounds I'm gonna put on my
traveling shoes
Instrumental
I'm gonna put on my traveling shoes one day,
step on the clouds with my Lord,
I'm gonna shake off my troubles and fly away,
you won't believe how far,
my destination's Heaven and I'm ready to go,
and I've got too much to gain to lose,
when the trumpet sounds I'm gonna put on my
traveling shoes
when the trumpet sounds I'm gonna put on my
traveling shoes
traveling shoes
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Travelin’ Shoes” presents Christian hope through the lively image of preparing for a final trip home. Earthly trouble is pictured as a dusty road, while heaven becomes the singer’s destination. The chorus joins the sounding trumpet, clouds, and departure from present burdens into a confident expectation of Christ’s return and life beyond death.
The verse gives that expectation a personal foundation: Jesus calls the weary to rest, and that encounter redirects the road toward a heavenly home. Images of gates and golden streets draw from Revelation, but the song’s main emphasis is readiness rather than detailed description. Its repeated declaration that there is too much to gain to lose expresses assurance that present hardship is temporary. In a bright Southern Gospel style, the lyric turns teachings about resurrection, rest, and eternal fellowship with the Lord into an energetic confession of faith.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 11:28 Jesus invites the weary and burdened to come to him for rest.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 The passage connects the trumpet call with believers meeting the Lord in the clouds.
- Revelation 21:21 John’s vision describes the New Jerusalem’s gates and street of gold.