Flying Silver Eagle

Standin' at that pawn shop counter

Tryin' on the wedding rings

She said she needed silver

'Cause gold just turns her green

I counted out the twenties

And I laid the money down

And we went straight to the Davidson courthouse

After three long years together

She found a banker man

Said she was thinkin' about her future

And gave me back that silver band

I had it melted down

So I could wear it on a chain

Now, it's a flying silver eagle

That used to be your ring

I'd rather have this silver eagle

Than all that rich man's gold

It's my one reminder of

A woman turnin' cold

Her love lies in his money

And mine's in a pair of wings

On a flying silver eagle

That used to be your ring

I couldn't put the past behind me

So I put it in a song

That's how I tell the story

How that women done me wrong

Now, I tour across the country

Ridin' high on the wings

Of a flying silver eagle

That used to be your ring

Yeah, I'd rather have this silver eagle

Than all that rich man's gold

It's my one reminder of

A woman turnin' cold

Her love lies in his money

And mine's in a pair of wings

On a flying silver eagle

That used to be your ring

I met a homeless man on Broadway

He was holdin' out his hand

He asked me for a dollar

Said he was once a banker man

Till that lady took his money

I said, "Man, I feel your pain

You might could use this silver eagle

You know, it used to be a ring"