when i get my wings

Singer:shaver, billy joe

been a whole lot of people thought me a fool

been a time or two i thought that i was one too

ain't a change that can hold me

ain't a thing i won't try

when i get through livin'

i'm gonna die

gonna die with my boots on

gonna go out in style

with a free-wheelin' feelin' and a honky tonk smile

and if the devil don't dodge me

gonna spit in his eye

when i get my wings

i'm gonna fly

gonna fly away singin' i'm gonna fly

gonna wrap my new wings 'round

few feathered things in that free feelin' sky

gonna reach a new heaven

higher than high

when i get my wings

hey i'm gonna fly