If I Had Wings

If I had wings I would fly
 Over the river and into the night
 And if I had wheels I would roll
 Ten years of dreams tethered to my soul
 Well, it's 59 miles to Memphis
 Ain't really that far to go
 With a little money in your pocket
 It'll get you right down that road
 But all I got are these voices
 Telling me this is your life
 Tobacco fields, textile mills or
 Be some roughneck's wife
 If I had wings I would fly
 Over the river and into the night
 And if I had wheels I would roll
 Ten years of dreams tethered to my soul
 And if I had wings
 So I get up every morning
 And fix his coffee strong
 Then he stumbles into the kitchen
 Acting like nothing's wrong
 And that hurts worse than the bruises
 But what cuts deeper still
 Dark and jagged in my soul
 An emptiness that kills
 If I had wings I would fly
 Over the river and into the night
 And if I had wheels I would roll
 Ten years of dreams tethered to my soul
 And if I had wings
 Well, I guess they must heard it
 All the way to Arkansas
 Momma said call the preacher
 I just called the Lord
 'Cause this ain't no place for angels
 No time for talk of sin
 We all knew sooner or later
 It was gonna be me or him
 If I had wings I would fly
 Over the river and into the night
 And if I had wheels I would roll
 Ten years of dreams tethered to my soul
 But if I had wings