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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Hiatt
John Hiatt
Vocals
Pat Donaldson
Pat Donaldson
Bass
Ethan Johns
Ethan Johns
Drums
Michael Landau
Michael Landau
Electric Guitar
Ashley Cleveland
Ashley Cleveland
Background Vocals
Russ Taff
Russ Taff
Background Vocals
Mike Finnegan
Mike Finnegan
Background Vocals
Paul Wickens
Paul Wickens
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Hiatt
John Hiatt
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Glyn Johns
Glyn Johns
Producer
Jack Joseph Puig
Jack Joseph Puig
Mixing Engineer
Joe Schiff
Joe Schiff
Assistant Engineer
Doug Sax
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

She has the wind as a witness
She has feelings that fly by night
She believes in forgiveness
But it's not love if it holds too tight
And you can fly beside her
But you gotta go where your heart says go
She lets the bright lights guide her
Through the rain and the drivin' snow
Where she comes from she don't know
She's a child of the wild blue yonder
Flying out of here
She's a child of the wild blue yonder
Born in an angel's tear
If you see her falling
That's just a little trick she does
She makes a dive for the pain that's calling
Then heads for the clouds like a little dove
She can't help her laughing
She can't stop your crying days
Sometimes it hurts to be having
To hold on a love that surely must fly away
She's a child of the wild blue yonder
Flying out of here
She's a child of the wild blue yonder
Born in an angel's tear
Medicine woman raised her
Spirit father praised her
Through their love she was set free
From a baby kicking and screaming
To a full blood woman dreaming
With the power just to be
She's a child of the wild blue yonder
Flying out of here
She's a child of the wild blue yonder
Born in an angel's tear
She's a child of the wild blue yonder
Flying out of here
She's a child of the wild blue yonder
Born in an angel's tear
Written by: John Hiatt
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