Lady and the Eagle

Sitting on a mountainside She a wounded eagle spied And took it home and made it well And together they did dwell Tears like rain from angels fell "I care for you," she said, "with all my life Were you a man, I'd be your wife Oh, had I wings to carry me We could fly down to the sea But I will never set you free" And so she kept his wings confined She loved him till the end of time But a wingèd beast locked in a cage Cannot long control his rage His power not to be assuaged It came to pass beneath the summer sky She knew she'd have to let him fly Away from her her love would soar Into the clouds, down to the shore She would see him nevermore And so it was. He flew away Into the glory of the day With pounding heart and beating wings Into the heavens he did sing His freedom such a precious thing With magic at the break of day He changed his form and with her lay Saying, "With your love, you healed me But with love you set me free In my heart, I'll carry thee"