Well, now I'm 85
And while I'm still alive
I must rectify a few things
I never dreamed way back when I was 21
There'd be so much left undone
And I would never grow wings
Should there be a need to delay my certain sunset
Will there be a plan for me to try?
I know the only way to fly
I must find a golden eagle
Resting somewhere on the ground
And ride him ever westward
Never see the sun go down
Sometimes the challenge presses hard upon my brow
And I know the time is now
But my wits are stiff and swollen
I pay my dues and limp a rough and rocky climb
As I try to buy some time
Before the dark has fallen
I am but a man
Can I stop encroaching shadows?
Would that I could keep the black away
I have a scheme to save the day
I will find a golden eagle
Resting somewhere on the ground
And ride him ever westward
Never see the sun go down
And I'll ride him for circles
A hundred million times
And then if I have finished
All the half-done chores that I'm now facing
I'll bring him on home
The old man stopped and thought Well, now I'm 85 And while I'm still alive I must rectify a few things I never dreamed way back when I was 21 There'd be so much left undone And I would never grow wings Should there be a need to delay my certain sunset Will there be a plan for me to try? I know the only way to fly I must find a golden eagle Resting somewhere on the ground And ride him ever westward Never see the sun go down Sometimes the challenge presses hard upon my brow And I know the time is now But my wits are stiff and swollen I pay my dues and limp a rough and rocky climb As I try to buy some time Before the dark has fallen I am but a man Can I stop encroaching shadows? Would that I could keep the black away I have a scheme to save the day I will find a golden eagle Resting somewhere on the ground And ride him ever westward Never see the sun go down And I'll ride him for circles A hundred million times And then if I have finished All the half-done chores that I'm now facing I'll bring him on home Explain Request ×
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