John Denver — Eagles and Horses lyrics

Lyrics

Horses are creatures who worship the earth
As they gallop on feet of ivory
Constrained by the wonder of dying and birth
The horses still run, they are free
My body is merely the shell of my soul
But the flesh must be given itЂ™s due
Like a pony that carries itЂ™s rider back home
Like an old friend thatЂ™s tried and been true
I had a vision of eagles and horses
High on a ridge in a race with the wind
Going higher and higher and faster and faster
On eagles and horses IЂ™m flying again
Eagles inhabit the heavenly heights
They know neither limit nor bound
TheyЂ™re the guardian angels of darkness and light
They see all and hear every sound
My spirit will never be broken or caught
For the soul is a free-flowing thing
Like an eagle that needs neither comfort nor thought
To rise up on glorious wings
I had a vision of eagles and horses
High on a ridge in a race with the wind
Going higher and higher and faster and faster
On eagles and horses IЂ™m flying again
My body is merely the shell of my soul
But the flesh must be given itЂ™s due
Like a pony that carries itЂ™s master back home
Like an old thatЂ™s tried and been true
My spirit will never be broken or caught
For the soul is a free-flowing thing
Like an eagle that needs neither comfort nor thought
To rise up on glorious wings
I had a vision of eagles and horses
High on a ridge in a race with the wind
Going higher and higher and faster and faster
On eagles and horses IЂ™m flying again
Words and music by john denver and joe henry