Merle Haggard's SILVER WINGS (covered by Greg) 🌹

Merle Haggard recalled the story of this mournful song to the UK magazine Uncut: "It was written on a plane – a 707 coming out of Phoenix, Arizona going to LA with Bonnie Owens," he said. "I looked out and those silver wings were just gleaming. I thought, 'What a great premise for a song.'"

Artist: Merle Haggard
Album: Hurtin'
Release date: January 1, 2001
   • Silver Wings  

Silver wings
Shining in the sunlight
Roaring engines
Headed somewhere in flight
They're takin' you away
And leavin' me lonely
Silver wings
Slowly fading out of sight

Don't leave me, I cry
Don't take no airplane ride
But you locked me out of your mind
You left me standing here behind

Silver wings
Shining in the sunlight
Roaring engines
Headed somewhere in flight
They're takin' you away
And leavin' me lonely
Silver wings
Slowly fadin' out of sight

Silver wings
Shining in the sunlight
Roaring engines
Headed somewhere in flight
They're takin' you away
And leavin' me lonely
Silver wings
Slowly fading out of sight
Silver wings
Slowly fading out of sight

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