Eagle When She Flies

Album: Eagle When She Flies (1991)
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  • (Dolly Parton)

    She's been there, God knows, she's been there
    She has seen and done it all
    She's a woman, she know how to
    Dish it out or take it all
    Her heart's as soft as feathers
    Still she weathers stormy skies
    And she's a sparrow when she's broken
    But she's an eagle when she flies

    A kaleidoscope of colors
    You can toss her around and round
    You can keep her in you vision
    But you'll never keep her down
    She's a lover, she's a mother
    She's a friend and she's a wife
    And she's a sparrow when she's broken
    But she's an eagle when she flies

    Gentle as the sweet magnolia
    Strong as steel, her faith and pride
    She's an everlasting shoulder
    She's the leaning post of life
    She hurts deep and when she weeps
    She's just as fragile as a child
    And she's a sparrow when she's broken
    But she's an eagle when she flies

    She's a sparrow when she's broken
    But she's an eagle when she flies
    Oh, bless her, Lord
    She's an eagle when she flies Writer/s: DOLLY PARTON
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 3

  • The Write Girl from SpokaneAccording to Robert and Margaret Harling, the matriarch and patriarch who inspired the film Steel Magnolias and whose daughter Susan was played by Julia Roberts as Shelby in the film, Dolly Parton wrote this song while sitting on their sofa after supper one night while filming. She would often come over and visit them just as a friend and a neighbor as an actress and a superstar. I had the honor of interviewing the Harlingen in 2008 in the house where Steel Magnolias was filmed.
  • Samuel Mwenda from KenyaDolly i feel lyke moving on the skys while listening to ur songs bravo
  • Alex Thande Karugu from KalimoniThe song about these strong lady is perfect.
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