Roots and Wings
Lori Lieberman
Fly me a bird whose song I’ll sing
For I’ll know the honor of its wings
Grow me an oak with shell-like leaves
The strongest of roots will hold me
Oh roots and wings
Oh a heart can sing
Oh you gave to me
Oh roots and wings
There lies the child who’s fast asleep
His mother nearby him softly weeps
How can she give him what he needs
The roots of a home and the freedom of wings
Oh a hand to hold
Oh the letting go
Oh the truth, the dreams
Oh roots and wings
Far away, beyond the ocean floor
High above, how a heart can soar
With love and faith
Its power and grace
The strength you take from one’s blessed embrace
I lived a life that I believed
So when it is done I will not grieve
For I had an angel at my feet
The roots of your love and your trust in my wings
Oh roots and wings
Oh my heart will sing
Your love was my release
Oh roots and wings
Fly me a bird whose song I’ll sing
For I’ll know the honor of its wings
Grow me an oak with shell-like leaves
The strongest of roots will hold me
Oh roots and wings
Oh a heart can sing Oh it’s everything
Oh roots and wings
Grow me an oak with shell-like leaves
The strongest of roots will hold me
