Wings Songtext
von Terry Callier

Here before me
Times are stormy
Tell your story
I′m bound (I'm bound) for glory

Like a cloud in the sky or a bird on the wing
Like the hope in your heart that real freedom can bring
Like the words you recall in a song that you sing
Or the sound in your skull like a bell when it rings
Like a dream you might see with frightening things
Like a magnet attracts, like a memory clings
And the days of our lives are like beads on a string
And there′s one common end for both beggars and kings


Beginning an' end, the first, the last
One step towards the future and two in the past
And it seems like a blur 'cause it goes by so fast
And memories are fadin′ like leaves on the grass
And images seen in a dark lookin′ glass
Man, the pattern is set and the dye has been cast
There's a test for success and you guess, but alas
One turn of the wheel and you′re out on your ass and

Here before me
Times are stormy
Tell your story
Baby, I'm bound (I′m bound) for glory

Too much of this madness in one time and place
Emotions can vanish, not leave a trace
They bless you and dress you in leather and lace
And one soul pays the toll for the whole human race
You run for the sun and try to keep up the pace
Man, there's no time to lose and there′s no time to waste
And it brings you up short like a smack in the face
And you're waitin' and prayin′ for one saving grace and

Here before me
Times are stormy
Tell your story
Baby, I′m bound (I'm bound) for glory


Friendship, kinship, family ties
A nod and a wink and a word to the wise
You deal with the truth, you deal with the lies
Sometimes you fall, sometimes you rise
A smile, a whisper, a kiss, a sigh
Can lift up your soul from the earth to the skies
But how much can you trust your own ears and eyes?
What the demon suggests the angel denies and

Here before me
Times are stormy
Tell your story
Baby, I′m bound (I'm bound) for glory

Here before me
Times are stormy
Tell your story
Baby, I′m bound (I'm bound) for glory

Here before me
Times are stormy
Tell your story
I′m bound (I'm bound) for glory