Jamey Johnson - Flying Silver Eagle

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standin’ at that pawn shop counter , trying on the wedding rings
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she said she needed silver , ’cause gold just turns her green
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i counted out the twenties , and i laid the money down
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and we went straight to the davidson courthouse

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after three long years together , she found a banker man
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said she was thinkin’ about her future , and gave me back that silver band
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i had it melted down , so i could wear it on a chain
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now it’s a flyin’ silver eagle that used to be a ring

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i’d rather have this silver eagle than all that rich man’s gold
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it’s my one reminder of a woman turnin’ cold
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her love lies in his money , and mine’s in a pair of wings
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on a flyin’ silver eagle that used to be a ring

intro

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i couldn’t put the past behind me , so i put it in a song
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that’s how i tell the story , how that woman done me wrong
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now i tour across the country , ridin’ high on the wings
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of a flyin’ silver eagle that used to be a ring

chorus

solo

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i met a homeless man on broadway , he was holdin’ out his hand
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he asked me for a dollar , said he was once a banker man
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’til that lady took his money , i said man i feel your pain
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ya might could use this silver eagle , you know it used to be a ring