Me and the Eagle - Steve Earle

The eagle looked down on the river below

And he wrapped his wings round him and he fell like a stone

And the big salmon fought but the talons held true

And he shuddered as the world turned from silver to blue

I stood there in awe though I’d seen it before

I was born in these mountains and I’ll die here for sure

I’ve traveled around I’ve seen city lights

But nothin' that shined like the big sky at night

Some mornings will find me up above the timberline

Lonesome don’t seem like much once you’re this high

When it’s all said and done I usually find

Me and the eagle are of the same mind

Now when I was young I took me a wife

But she never took to the high country life

So now I’m alone I don’t really mind

But her name echoes down from the canyon sometimes

REPEAT CHORUS

In my dreams there’s a horse, he stands eighteen hands high

He’s as white as the snow and there’s fire in his eyes

And he’ll bare only me though others have tried

And together we’ll travel up across the divide

REPEAT CHORUS