About the song
“The Wings That Fly Us Home” is a country-folk song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was released in 1974 as the second single from his album Back Home Again. The song is a beautiful and moving ballad about the power of love and the importance of home.
The song begins with Denver singing about a young couple who are in love. They are planning to get married and start a life together. The man sings about how he will always be there for his wife and how he will love her forever.
The song’s chorus is a simple but powerful statement about the power of love: “Love is the wings that fly us home.” This line perfectly captures the song’s message of hope and love.
The rest of the song tells the story of the couple’s life together. They have children, they grow old, and they eventually die. However, their love for each other never dies. The song ends with the couple flying home together on the wings of love.
“The Wings That Fly Us Home” is a beautiful and inspiring song about the power of love. It is a classic country-folk song that has been covered by many artists, including Olivia Newton-John, Kenny Rogers, and Dolly Parton.
Here are some additional details about the song:
- Genre: Country-folk
- Release Date: 1974
- Album: Back Home Again
- Label: RCA Records
- Songwriters: John Denver
- Producer: Milton Okun
- Music Video Director: N/A
Critical Reception:
- “The Wings That Fly Us Home” was a critical and commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- The song was praised for its beautiful melody and its heartwarming lyrics.
Commercial Success:
- “The Wings That Fly Us Home” was a commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- The song was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1974.
Legacy:
- “The Wings That Fly Us Home” is a classic country-folk song that has been covered by many artists, including Olivia Newton-John, Kenny Rogers, and Dolly Parton.
- The song is considered to be one of the greatest country songs of all time.
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Lyrics
“The Wings That Fly Us Home”
There are many ways of being in the circle we call life.
A wise man seeks an answer, burns his candle through the night.
Is a jewel just a pebble that found a way to shine?
Is a hero’s blood more righteous than a hobo’s sip of wine?
Did I speak to you one morning on some distant world away?
Did you save me from an arrow? Did you lay me in a grave?
Were we brothers on a journey? Did you teach me how to run?
Were we broken by the waters? Did I lie you in the sun?I dreamed you were a prophet in a meadow, I dreamed I was a mountain in the wind.
I dreamed you knelt and touched me with a flower, I awoke with this: a flower in my hand.I know that love is seeing all the infinite in one.
In the brotherhood of creatures, through the Father, through the Son.
The vision of your goodness will sustain me through the cold.
Take my hand now to remember when you find yourself alone: you are never alone.And the spirit fills the darkness of the heavens. It fills the endless yearning of the soul.
It lives within a star too far to dream of. It lives within each part and is the whole:
it’s the fire and the wings that fly us home, fly us home, fly us home.