We had to say goodbye to our sweet kitty, Ben-o recently, and I wrote this song as I stared out the window to my back yard, wishing he was still with us.
VERSE 1 Cold toast sits untouched on my breakfast plate Raindrops stream slowly down the cold windowpane Don’t know how many hours moved by dark November skies Or why he passed into the light Guess it was his time
CHORUS Fly me away on wings of silver Set my soul soaring to those sparkling gates Fly me away on wings of silver Oh Lord, oh Lord, I just can’t stay
VERSE 2 Branches stretched out bare on that old mulberry tree Black and white still life on canvas, color’s gone for me Outside nothing moves or moves me here inside Everything is frozen still Still he’s on my mind
CHORUS Fly me away on wings of silver Set my soul soaring to those sparkling gates Fly me away on wings of silver Oh Lord, oh Lord, I just can’t stay
BRIDGE Suddenly there’s shadows on my window Flock of geese flies by and breaks my stare It looks like God himself’s released an arrow To lift me on a wing and a prayer
CHORUS Fly me away on wings of silver Set my soul soaring to those sparkling gates Fly me away on wings of silver Oh Lord, just fly me away