The Eagle and the Hawk

Album: Aerie (1971)
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  • I am the eagle, I live in high country
    In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky
    I am the hawk and there's blood on my feathers

    But time is still turning they soon will be dry
    And all of those who see me, all who believe in me
    Share in the freedom I feel when I fly

    Come dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops
    Sail over the canyons and up to the stars
    And reach for the heavens and hope for the future
    And all that we can be and not what we are Writer/s: JOHN DENVER, MICHAEL C. TAYLOR, MIKE TAYLOR
    Publisher: RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INC , Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Gmckeel from TexasI would say this is about the closest to a rock song he ever did!
  • Agustin from Santiago, ChileI read this in Youtube, about this song uploaded there by "John Denver": "Guitar, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist: Mike Taylor".
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