[Instrument] [Female voice] [Verse] He drove the Idaho roads, with a smile, Eyes on the mountain, with every mile. A big-rig driver, on the open roads, Drivin' long hours, with heavy loads. [Pre-chorus] When the sky would open, wide and blue, An eagle would circle, --- like it always knew. [Chorus] She’d be up above, on wings of gray, Riding the thermals, never far away. When spotted, friends of Mike would say, There's Mike's shadow of freedom, on display. [Verse 2] When hard days came, and the nights grew long, The shadow of that eagle could be found, The symbol of strength, with wings so strong, A message maybe, --- or heaven’s own sign, [Pre-chorus] Mike never spoke much, why it stayed in sight, But we all felt peace, in its ever close glide. [Chorus] She’d be up above, on wings of gray, Riding the thermals, never far away. When spotted, friends of Mike would say, There's Mike's shadow of freedom, on display. [Bridge] Then a day came, when Mike’s circle closed, We gathered ‘round with heavy hearts exposed. As the kind words and prayers were said, The shadow of an eagle, --- flew overhead. [Instrumental] [Outro] It flew low and slow, over the crowd, Wings spread wide, never makin’ a sound. Now, Mike's flying on eagle’s wings, Carryin’ him to a new dawn, --- where angels sing. [Fade out] The eagle came to show us, he's still here, His shadow of freedom, will always, be near. (His shadow, Will always be near.)
