Me & The Eagle Lyrics - Steve Earle

The eagle looked down on the river below 

And he wrapped his wings round him 

And he felt like a stone 

And the big salmon fought but the talons held true 

And he shuttered 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 a big sky at night 

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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 form the canyon sometimes 

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In my dreams there's a horse, 

He stands eighteen hands high 

He's as whit as the snow and there's fire in his eyes 

And he'll bare only me though other have tried 

And together we'll travel up across the divide 

[Chorus]