silver eagle

well

he rides into town on the back of a big silver eagle

strapped to his shoulders are the burden of staying on top

and the lines in his face tell the story of an uphill flight

you can tell how he feels day by day by the songs that he writes

he's loved by millions

somehow he's their prisoner as well

as he rides down the road in his ten wheel

now he lives for the day that the eagle will carry him home

'cause the glamor is over nearly all of his seeds have been flown

letting go silver eagle

there must be a better way of life

for this great american poet who's singing his songs about

the everyday working man's life

one night on the road just south of the idaho line

we were smoking some contracts and attempting to alter our minds

then just before daylight hag pushed back his head and he said

i wouldn't put in too much emphasis on being a star