Blaze Foley
Blaze Foley
Blaze Foley
Blaze Foley
Blaze Foley
Blaze Foley
Blaze Foley
Blaze Foley
Blaze Foley
Blaze Foley
Blaze Foley
Blaze Foley
Country music singer-songwriter Blaze Foley (1949-1989) wrote “If I Could Only Fly” in March of 1977 for his then-wife Sybil Rosen. It would become his most popular and well-known song.
The haunting ballad was picked up by singer Merle Haggard, who cut the track as a duet with Willie Nelson in 1987...
I almost felt you touching me just now
I wish I knew which way to turn and go
I feel so good, and then I feel so bad
I wonder what I ought to do
If I could only fly, if I could only fly
I'd bid this place goodbye to come and be with you
But I can hardly stand, I got nowhere to run
Another sinking sun, another lonely night
The wind keeps blowing somewhere everyday
Tell me things get better, somewhere up the way
Just dismal thinking on a dismal day
Sad songs for us to bear
You know sometimes I write happy songs
But then sometimes little things went wrong
You know I wish they all could make you smile
Tomorrow maybe we can get away
I'm coming home soon and I wanna stay
I wish you could come with me when I go again
If I could only fly, if I could only fly
I'd bid this place goodbye to come and be with you
But I can hardly stand, I got nowhere to run
Another sinking sun, one more lonely night
If I could only fly
If you could only fly
If we could only fly
There'd be no more lonely nights
If I Could Only Fly was written by Blaze Foley.