Black Wings

Album: A: Enlightenment B: Endarkenment (Hint: There Is No C)

 

Black Wings

 

Fly away on them old wings black as they may be

Believing what you leave behind is burnt up and junk debris

And ever last undying soul resides at a hotel in Saint Marie

So fly away on them old wings black as they may be

 

Fly away on them old wings black as they may be

Shimmerin’ like a Leslie and a Hammond B3

Or a shaking tambourine at a gospel jubilee

So fly away on them old wings black as they may be

 

Fly away on them old wings black as they may be

Jangling and jingling all the way to Tennessee

Trusting in a Duo Jet and a 9 volt battery

So fly away on them old wings black as they may be

 

Fly away on them old wings black as they may be

Strumming on a Stella guitar and singing Deportee

Now that ain’t much of a repertoire, oh no siree

So fly away on them old wings black as they may be

 

Fly away on them old wings black as they may be

You’ll never gonna reach the sun or the Sunset Marquis

You’ll die like a saint on high alongside gamblers and thieves

Fly away on them old wings black as they may be

 

RWH: vocal, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Billy Cassis: electric guitar
Rick Richards: drums, percussion

 

 

 

Written by Ray Wylie Hubbard ©

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