Nanci Griffith - The Wing And The Wheel lyrics

The wing and the wheel, oh
They carry things away
Whether it's me that does the leavin'
Or the love that flies away
The moon outside my window
Looks so lonely tonight
Oh, there's a chunk out of it's middle
Big enough for an old fool to hide

Where are all the dreamers that I used know?
We used to linger beneath street lamps
In the halos and the smoke
Then the wing and the wheel
Came to carry them away
Now they all live out in the suburbs
Where their dreams are in
Their children at play

There's a pale sky in the east
All the stars are in the west
Oh, and here's to all the dreamers
May our open hearts find rest
The wing and the wheel are
Gonna carry us along
And we'll have memories for company
Long after the songs are gone