A tall tree turn and face the west
Oh we’re running with the wind
A high clifftop we’re waiting with the rest
For this journey to begin
Chorus
But these broken wings won’t fly
These broken wings won’t fly
These broken wings won’t fly at all
And Oh how we laugh but maybe we should crawl
And ask to be excused
We shout loudly, have answers to it all
Oh but we have been refused
Chorus
Girl child
You’re dancing with the stream
Growing with the silver trees
Your young questions
You ask me what it means
Oh but I am not at ease
Chorus
I,m from the area dougie lives and used to have a couple of pints with him at the meickleour hotel ? I had an accident ended up in a petrol explosion and spent months in a burns unit , these burns beds cost a fortune and dougie said if i wanted he would put together a charity concert to buy more beds £40k a piece sadly concert didnt happen as i was badly burnt and shy,d away but dougie was straight in there to help and his lovely wife jenni is his backbone too
Dougie is a good guy, down to earth, if you order from him direct he will probably autograph the cds for you.. Just tell him Doug in Alaska said to do it..lol.. Dougie taught me how to play his song, Ready For The Storm.. I recorded it on my Cd, The Alaskan mile.. He is a great teacher too..
I opened up for Dougie many years ago up here in Alaska. We sat at the bar after the concert and picked guitars and traded odd tunings back and forth til around 8 am.. He had to play that morning at a book store in another town, and it was painful for him because of all the drinks and no sleep.. He calls me every now and then and reminds me that we should not make a habbit of doing that next time.. Dougie is a great guy and his picking is so clean..Thats what comes from constant playing..
you are breaking my heart with these beautiful lyrics...and music.......your voice..now that is somthing else, you are mealting my very frozen heart with you angel voice.....thank you soooo.... much...xx
dougie maclean is absolutely fantastic. scotland you have so many great people i wonder sometimes if you really realise or do you take it all for grantedß DONT
What a beautiful song Dougie!!!! I found this song while looking for historical information on Caledonia! How fortunate for me! Now I have to go to Scotland to hear Dougie MacLean in concert!!!
I sat on a bench outside a coffee house one summer night some years ago and struck up a conversation with a random stranger. We talked awhile about many thing other than music and I remember how down to earth he was and very humble. He introduced himself as Dougie, and we left it at that. I finally asked him if he played music himself and I remember him lowering his head with a big smile on his face. He then patted me on the back and said. "Yes, I've been around a few stages" Shortly after we shook hands and he eventually left with some people. It wasn't until later on that night when people told me who he was...Great man indeed.