I've Got 2 Wings

Album: Wonderful Crazy Night (2015)
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  • I am the elder Utah Smith
    I've got two wings to fly
    They may be made of paper
    They may never reach the sky
    But I believe in mercy
    I believe that man is good
    And if they want two wings like me
    There's a chance they could

    I am the elder Utah Smith
    I was born in Cedar Grove
    That's in Louisiana
    On a dirt-poor stretch of road
    I found the calling early
    Gave birth to righteous words
    And in a tent around the South
    I took my sonic church

    I was a light for the living
    And I spoke of peace and love
    With two wings and my old Gibson
    I bought blessings from above
    I was here and I was gone
    Just a heartbeat from the past
    But I went from paper wings
    To the real thing at last

    I am the elder Utah Smith
    I take all as they are
    I was the first man of the cloth
    To blacken a guitar
    Love was my redeemer
    I felt it from the start
    The Holy ghost was channeled
    Through the sound of my guitar

    I was a light for the living
    And I spoke of peace and love
    With two wings and my old Gibson
    I bought blessings from above
    I was here and I was gone
    Just a heartbeat from the past
    But I went from paper wings
    To the real thing at last

    Been a long time in the ground
    Unmarked is my grave
    But I reside elsewhere these days
    Thanks to souls I've saved
    I traveled far, I traveled wide
    Three quarts for the Lord
    Till one day he called me home
    To claim his great reward

    I was a light for the living
    And I spoke of peace and love
    With two wings and my old Gibson
    I bought blessings from above
    I was here and I was gone
    Just a heartbeat from the past
    But I went from paper wings
    To the real thing at last

    I was a light for the living
    And I spoke of peace and love
    With two wings and my old Gibson
    I bought blessings from above
    I was here and I was gone
    Just a heartbeat from the past
    But I went from paper wings
    To the real thing at last Writer/s: BERNARD J.P. TAUPIN, ELTON JOHN
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Charger from TennesseeVery glad to hear this, I thought it was about the Mormons, lol!
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