Eagles And Horses Lyrics - John Denver

Horses are creatures who worship the earth 

They gallop on feet of ivory 

Constrained by the wonder of dying and birth 

The horses still run they are free 

My body is merely the shell of my soul 

But the flesh must be given its due 

Like a pony that carries its rider back home 

Like an old friend that's tried and been true 

I had a vision of eagles and horses 

High on a ridge in a race with the wind 

Going higher and higher and faster and faster 

On eagles and horses I'm flying again 

Eagles inhabit the heavenly heights 

They know neither limit nor bound 

They're the guardian angels of darkness and light 

They see all and hear every sound 

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My spirit will never be broken or caught 

For the soul is a free flying thing 

Like an eagle that needs neither comfort nor thought 

To rise up on glorious wings 

I had a vision of eagles and horses 

High on a ridge in a race with the wind 

Going higher and higher and faster and faster 

On eagles and horses I'm flying again 

Flying again, I'm flying again 

My body is merely the shell of my soul 

But the flesh must be given its due 

Like a pony that carries its master back home 

Like an old friend that's tried and been true 

My spirit will never be broken or caught 

For the soul is a free flying thing 

Like an eagle that needs neither comfort nor thought 

To rise up on glorious wings 

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I had a vision of eagles and horses 

High on a ridge in a race with the wind 

Going higher and higher and faster and faster 

On eagles and horses I'm flying again 

Flying again, I'm flying again 

Flying again, I'm flying again 

Words and music by John Denver and Joe Henry