Oliver - Golden Eagle lyrics

The old man stopped and thought Well, now I'm 85 And while I'm still alive I must rectify a few things I never dreamed way back when I was 21 There'd be so much left undone And I would never grow wings Should there be a need to delay my certain sunset Will there be a plan for me to try? I know the only way to fly I must find a golden eagle Resting somewhere on the ground And ride him ever westward Never see the sun go down Sometimes the challenge presses hard upon my brow And I know the time is now But my wits are stiff and swollen I pay my dues and limp a rough and rocky climb As I try to buy some time Before the dark has fallen I am but a man Can I stop encroaching shadows? Would that I could keep the black away I have a scheme to save the day I will find a golden eagle Resting somewhere on the ground And ride him ever westward Never see the sun go down And I'll ride him for circles A hundred million times And then if I have finished All the half-done chores that I'm now facing I'll bring him on home