I was not the fighterSo I should not want for shelterWith helpless ears I hear againThat even more are deadThan anyone has ever saidI was not the fighterStill the echoes of their gunfirePenetrate my sleepy stateAnd I am walking in the shadowOf a man I cannot seeCHORUS:How could the boy so in love with war planesHave seen his first flight shot down in flamesHe was just a dreamerWith the wildest wish to flyI was not the fighterNo one shoots to spill my bloodBut while this night rages so violentlyThe hawk circles aboveAnd he was just a dreamerWith a conscience and in loveHe wore his wings just like a crownYet still they shot him downCHORUSFramed inside the doorwayAnd there's someone much like meA shadow of the man he used to beHave young men ever understoodThe games old men will playWas there anyone left with him todayCHORUS------------------------------Guitar: PHIL PALMERCoda Vocals: ROBERT PALMERBottles: OLLIE W. TAYLERThe Wildest Wish To Fly is dedicated to Lt. R. N. Nicholas Taylor