I Wanted to Fly (Version 4*)
©2009, 2020
Sandra
L. Reay , Christy Wessler
Colorado Sandstorm Music, B.M.I.
1.
Daddy and I never saw eye to eye
I was wrong and never knew why*
He said, "Low." I said, "High."
He said, "Stay," and I said,
"Good bye." 'cause
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I Wanted to Fly , I wanted
to soar
I needed to find out what was outside the front door
I wanted to leave *. I had to be free
His love was my lock, my leash,
a load that's too heavy for me
2.
Sometimes we get old and never get wise
I saw anger in Daddy's eyes
I never saw love* . I never saw pride
And it stayed that way till the day that
he died
bridge
I cried for my dad, but he didn’t know it.
Mom said he loved me, and wanted to show it
So he tried to protect me, but I couldn't breathe*
Then one night, in a dream, Daddy said
to me
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I knew you could fly. I knew you could
soar.
You already had the key to unlock that
door
I knew you would leave* . You were already
free.
My love was your heart, your soul, your wings.
You didn't see.
coda
His love was my heart, my soul, my wings. Now I see.
"I had a stormy relationship
with my father. Two years after he died, I dreamt about him. In
that dream he told me, 'You never needed
my help.'"
— San
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