The Eagle And The Hawk

            Words and Music by John Denver and Mike Taylor

I am the eagle, I live in high country
In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky
I am the hawk and there's blood on my feathers
But time is still turning they soon will be dry
And all those who see me and all who believe in me
Share in the freedom I feel when I fly

Come dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops
Sail o'er the canyons and up to the stars
And reach for the heavens and hope for the future
And all that we "can" be, not what we are



Copyright 1971 by Cherry Lane Music


"The Eagle and the Hawk" is from the album AERIE.  The
front cover shows John in shadow holding an eagle.
The back cover also shows him holding the eagle.  On
the back cover there is also a definition of the word
"aerie:"

    aer-ie n (1) The nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle
    or a hawk. (2). A lofty nest of any large bird. (3) 
    The brood in the nest; the young of a bird of prey
    (4) an elevated habitation or situation. Also, aery,
    eyrie, eyry.


To me, the song "The Eagle and the Hawk" is elevating,
suggesting meaning #4.  It takes one to a high state
of consciousness as you can almost feel yourself rising
like an eagle when he emphasizes that we should be 
all that we CAN BE and not what we are presently.
                                 Emily



The song is also on "Greatest Hits #1", 
"An Evening With John Denver",
and "Earth Songs"