Standing At That Pawn Shop Counter
Trying On The Wedding Rings
She Said She Needed Silver
'Cause Gold Just Turns Her Green
I Counted Out The Twenties
And I Laid The Money Down
And We Went Straight To The Davidson Courthouse
After Three Long Years Together
She Found A Banker Man
She Said She Was Thinking 'bout Her Future
And Gave Me Back That Silver Band
I Had It Melted Down
So I Could Wear In On A Chain
Now It's A Flying Silver Eagle That Used To Be A Ring

(Chorus)
I'd Rather Have This Silver Eagle
Than All That Rich Man's Gold
It's My One Reminder Of
A Women Turning Cold
Her Love Lies In His Money
And Mines In A Pair Of Wings
On A Flying Silver Eagle That Used To Be A Ring

I Couldn't Put The Past Behind Me
So I Put It In A Song
That's How I Tell The Story
How That Women Did Me Wrong
Now I Tour Across The Country
Riding High On The Wings
Of A Flying Silver Eagle That Used To Be A Ring

(Repeat Chorus)

I Met A Homeless Man On Broadway
He Was Holding Out His Hand
He Asked Me For A Dollar
Said He Was Once A Banker Man
'Til That Lady Took His Money
I Said Man I Feel Your Pain
You Might Could Use This Silver Eagle
You Know It Used To Be A Ring