Better Way to Fly Lyrics Meanings
by Hill Figs

Flying like an eagle down on 65
You were higher than the mountain
Just lucky to be alive
You knew where you were headed
But not where you came from
Said goodbye to your family
And away you did run

You had the whole world in your hands
When you were 17
But you thought the world was over
When she wouldn't take your ring
So you took to the needle
And the powder in your nose
There's a million sad songs in the world
On how this story goes

So leave the cocaine for the pilfers
And the codeine for anyone who'll try
And all those people
They're not your real friends
They're all sitting around waitin on a better way to fly

Well it's lonely on the mountain
And cold down through the hills
And you hate the thought of slavin
Just to try to pay your bills
So use whatever you can find
To try to ease your soul
You don't hate the thought of workin
But the thought of growin old

Well you know your mama prays for you
For what it might be worth
And you dream of greener pastures
And a heart that doesn't hurt
As you take another hit to skip a trip around the sun
You believe with all your power
That you're the only one

Leave the cocaine for the pilfers
And the codeine for anyone who'll try
And all those people
They're not your real friends
They're all sitting around waitin on a better way to fly

You held onto a job
For however long it took
To get a piece of paper
They'd cut you from their book
Then you'd make a beeline
To a fella outta town
Take it back to your place
And get strung out on the ground

Many hard times later
You finally caught a breath
On the floor butt naked
Stoned out half to death
As you came to on a gurney
They said boy what did you do
You said heaven sent an angel
And that angel looks like you

In a greasy old apartment
You popped your last balloon
Thinking over all the things that have been done to you
Boy you're so damn selfish
Now can't you see at all
That you're not the only one who hurt
We had to watch you fall