I Was An Eagle

Album: Once I Was An Eagle (2013)
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  • So your grandmother sounds to me
    A woman I would be proud to be
    And you say she reminds you of me
    Every little boy is so naive, oh

    I will not be a victim of romance
    I will not be a victim of circumstance
    Chance or circumstance or romance, or any man
    Who could get his dirty little hands on me

    So your grandfather sounds like me
    Head up, shoulders back and proud to be
    Every little girl is so naive
    Falling in love with the first man that she sees

    I will not be a victim of romance
    I will not be a victim of circumstance
    Chance or circumstance or romance, or any man
    Who could get his dirty little hands on me

    When we were in love, if we were
    When we were in love
    I was an eagle
    And you were a dove

    Today I will feel something other than regret
    Pass me a glass and a half-smoked cigarette
    I've damn near got no dignity left
    I've damn near got no dignity left, oh

    I will not be a victim of romance
    I will not be a victim of circumstance
    Chance or circumstance or romance, or any man
    Who could get his dirty little hands on me

    When we were in love, if we were
    When we were in love
    I was an eagle
    And you were a dove

    When we were in love, if we were
    When we were in love
    You were a dove
    And I rose above you and preyed Writer/s: LAURA BEATRICE MARLING
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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