They were children when they met
But he is someone she can't forget
They were young still when they parted ways;
Ushered on into life's grey haze

She has always had the best of luck
But when there's rain and mud, he gets stuck
When there's rainbows she's at the end
But he gets caught in the whippin' wind

Why does she fly? Why does he fall?
She gets gifts of gold and he gets coal
Someday his broken wing will mend
For now he's caught in the whippin'wind

Many years have passed since they were friends
No one knows where they've both been
But each of their own sin
One of them loses, one of them wins

She had always thought that he could fly
So when he'd fall, she would cry
And wonder where is grace divine
And never see a single sign

Why does he fall? Why does she fly?
Oh, some birds will never reach the sky
But someday his broken wing will mend
For now he's caught in the whippin' wind

He found out about her success
Singing songs of her happiness
She found out about his death
And the family that he left

Oh one man's right is another man's wrong
Oh one man's story is another man's song
She wonders why he had to go
But with his death she knows

He came far and she can fall
He gets the greatest gift of all
His broken wing did mend
He's flown away in the whippin' wind