Tom Russell
Miscellaneous
Born with a broken wing
See the snowgeese up on high
flying north in perfect line
Hear the wail of loneliness
from the one they left behind
Heâs calling for his brothers
as they fly north in the spring
He is bound on earth to sing
for he was born with a broken wing
He was born with a broken wing
but heâll fly through his dreams
Heâll close his eyes and sing
though he was born with a broken wing
Some are born weak in the heart
and some weak in the mind
Some they have no legs to walk
but all are born to fly
They ask not for sympathy
just the freedom of their dreams
The lame shall walk, the blind shall see
though they were born with broken wings
They were born with broken wings
but theyâll fly through their dreams
Theyâll close their eyes and sing
though they were born with broken wings
Like that lonely snowgoose
I have learned to make my way
Iâve survived the seasons
Iâm on my own today
We may live close to the ground
but songs are made of dreams
Just listen to the people sing
though all were born with broken wings
We were born with broken wings
but weâll fly through our dreams
Weâll close our eyes and sing
though we were born with broken wings
Weâll close our eyes and sing
though we were born with broken wings
- :
- The Rose Of Roscrae
- Midway to Bayamon
- Museum of Memories vol. 2 1973-2013
- Miscellaneous
- Mesabi
- Blood And Candle Smoke
- Box of visions
- The Man from God Knows Where
- The Western Years
- The Rose of the San Joaquin & The Man from God Knows Where
- Borderland
- Hurricane Season
- The Rose of the San Joaquin
- Song of the West: The Cowboy Collection
- Cowboy Real
- Road to Bayamon
- Uncut 2004.06: 15-track Pick of the Best Recent Music
- Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs
- Modern Art
- Steel Rails: Classic Railroad Songs, Volume 1