Story Behind The Song

As a teenager I heard Johnny Cash sing "I Walk The Line". I went out and bought a guitar and learned to sing that song. He was my favorite singer/songwriter throughout his life.

Song Description

A tribute to Johnny Cash and how he had an influence on me

Lyrics

The Eagle Shed a Tear
Verse
Driving into work one day they were playing Johnny Cash
The DJ said that through the night the man in black had passed
I seem to understand the man who went against the grain
He walked the line time after time to overcome his pain

Chorus
I cried when my daddy died I'm sure you understand
But it's not like me to shed a tear at the drop of a hat
So why I cried when Johnny died is not so very clear
It's like a piece of America died and the eagle shed a tear

Verse
He sang about the lonely in the home of the blues
When I was a soldier his songs helped pull me through
He sang about the prisioners, he could feel their pain
He sang of god and country and the rivers and the rain

Repeat Chorus

Verse
He sang as though he knew my hurt, mistakes that I had made
That sad and lonely longing and the price that must be paid
The songs went deep into my heart, he had lived them all
He spent time in hell before God raised him from the fall

Repeat Chorus
Repeat last line