Lyrics of Flying silver eagle

Jamey Johnson

Release date : 31/01/2006

Duration : 0:04:27

Style : Country

Standing at that pawn shop counter
Trying on the wedding rings
She said she needed silver
'cause gold just turns her green
I counted out the twenties
And i laid the money down
And we went straight to the davidson courthouse
After three long years together
She found a banker man
She said she was thinking 'bout her future
And gave me back that silver band
I had it melted down
So i could wear in on a chain
Now it's a flying silver eagle that used to be a ring

(chorus)
I'd rather have this silver eagle
Than all that rich man's gold
It's my one reminder of
A women turning cold
Her love lies in his money
And mines in a pair of wings
On a flying silver eagle that used to be a ring

I couldn't put the past behind me
So i put it in a song
That's how i tell the story
How that women did me wrong
Now i tour across the country
Riding high on the wings
Of a flying silver eagle that used to be a ring

(repeat chorus)

I met a homeless man on broadway
He was holding out his hand
He asked me for a dollar
Said he was once a banker man
'til that lady took his money
I said man i feel your pain
You might could use this silver eagle
You know it used to be a ring