flying silver eagle

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

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

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 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