[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Standin' at that pawn shop counter, trying on the wedding rings
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She said she needed silver, 'cause gold just turns her green
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I counted out the twenties, and I laid the money down
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And we went straight to the Davidson courthouse
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After three long years together, she found a banker man
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Said she was thinkin' about her future, and gave me back that silver band
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I had it melted down, so I could wear it on a chain
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Now it's a flyin' silver eagle that used to be a ring
[Chorus]
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I'd rather have this silver eagle than all that rich man's gold
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It's my one reminder of a woman turnin' cold
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Her love lies in his money, and mine's in a pair of wings
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On a flyin' silver eagle that used to be a ring
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
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I couldn't put the past behind me, so I put it in a song
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That's how I tell the story, how that woman done me wrong
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Now I tour across the country, ridin' high on the wings
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Of a flyin' silver eagle that used to be a ring
[Chorus]
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I'd rather have this silver eagle than all that rich man's gold
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It's my one reminder of a woman turnin' cold
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Her love lies in his money, and mine's in a pair of wings
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On a flyin' silver eagle that used to be a ring
[Outro]
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I met a homeless man on Broadway, he was holdin' out his hand
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He asked me for a dollar, said he was once a banker man
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'Til that lady took his money, I said man I feel your pain
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Ya might could use this silver eagle, you know it used to be a ring