Steve Winwood - When The Eagle Flies Lyrics
When the eagle flies youd better watch your eyesHes gonna sweep everything in his pathAnd when the heavens cry its gonna drown the skyAnd youll get caught in the aftermathWhen the mountains move its no good tryingTo prove that youve been doing everything you canAnd dont you start to cry when youre about to dieYou gotta stand up and take it like a manBecause youve been taking instead of givingAnd all the while youve been living liesEconomics, all your atomicsAint gonna save you from that bird in the skyAnd when the good times roll wrapped up in your mink coatYou will be stepping from your cadillacYou will be stepping from your cadillacAnd in a micro flash youre gonna feel the lashOf big eagles wing across your backAnd when the seas subside youll see him glide right out of viewIn clouds of snow the rains will comeAnd wash away the scum so that all the little flowers can growTherell be no more taking, only givingAnd the sun pouring downNo economics and no atomicsJust the spread of mother natures gownDo you hear me, mother nature? ...
