Standing at that pawn shop counter   Trying on the wedding rings   She said she needed silver   'Cause gold just turns her green   I counted out the twenties   And i laid the money down   And we went straight to the Davidson courthouse   After three long years together   She found a banker man   She said she was thinking 'bout her future   And gave me back that silver band   I had it melted down    So i could wear in on a chain   Now it's a flying silver eagle that used to be a ring      (Chorus)   I'd rather have this silver eagle   Than all that rich man's gold   It's my one reminder of   A women turning cold    Her love lies in his money   And mines in a pair of wings   On a flying silver eagle that used to be a ring      I couldn't put the past behind me   so i put it in a song   That's how I tell the story   How that women did me wrong   Now I tour across the country    Riding high on the wings   Of a flying silver eagle that used to be a ring      (Repeat Chorus)      I met a homeless man on Broadway   He was holding out his hand   He asked me for a dollar   Said he was once a banker man   'Til that lady took his money   I said man I feel your pain   You might could use this silver eagle    You know it used to be a ring