Single Greatest Song Of All Time

Martina McBride - A Broken Wing

Martina McBride - A Broken Wing (1997)



"A Broken Wing"

She loved him like he was
The last man on Earth
Gave him everything she ever had
He'd break her spirit down
Then come lovin' up on her
Give a little, then take it back

She'd tell him about her dreams
He'd just shoot 'em down
Lord he loved to make her cry
You're crazy for believin'
You'll ever leave the ground
He said, Only angels know how to fly

And with a broken wing
She still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing
She carries her dreams
Man you ought to see her fly

One Sunday morning
She didn't go to church
He wondered why she didn't leave
He went up to the bedroom
Found a note by the window
With the curtains blowin' in the breeze

And with a broken wing
She still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing
She carries her dreams
Man you ought to see her fly

With a broken wing
She carries her dreams
Man you ought to see her fly

 

We used to watch Junior Brown every Tuesday night at one of the dives on Congress St in Austin, TX when I was in college. I saw him and his band probably a dozen times before he "blew up" in relative, local sense and started touring.

On a side note, I went back to Austin a few years ago when I was consulting with Deloitte, and I don't even recognize Congress St anymore. Lots of development and franchise chains.

 

First time I`ve seen a live version of this zztop classic.

 

South Congress Avenue from what I remember.