Townes Van Zandt To Live is to Fly

from 1972 album "High, Low and in Between"

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[Domenico De Luca]

Though I love a lot of his work, this is my favourite Townes song. A gem of a gem. A gentle breeze of a melody within which blows a scattering of poetic lyrics. Beautiful.

[cxmafia]

If only the world were as beautyful as this song, there would be no war, no weapons and arms dealers, no corrupt career politicians to start the wars, no multinational corporate empires to own the aforementioned career politicians, and no misery, no exploitation of 3rd world countries, no blood money - melancholy and sadness after broken love there would be, but fuck it....

[TheNickrazor]

"Won't say I love you baby, won't say I need you babe. I'm going to get you babe and I will not do you wrong." Fuck if I don't feel this way right now.

[MattMonk]

2 people actually missed the like button.

[Patricia Evans]

...but there is sometimes a need to pick up arms... and a need to survive broken love. How (and when) we do it defines us.

[Patricia Evans]

This is such a good song... it's not often one sees lyrics one can agree with so deeply. "To live is to fly... we all have holes to fill... " so true!

[Muscles Marinara]

Townes makes me want to snort a big snootful of junk down a pint of Mr Boston and smooth out my buzz with a nice fat spliff of some fine green bud. And just listen to em all night long. While I nod.

[ferdelans]

Happy Birthday Townes!

[Blaine Kavanagh]

Happy birthday Townes Van Zandt!!

[Dana Cunningham]

my love of this song is ameliorated by his grave stone. "To Live's to Fly" indeed

yeah just can't shake the tears outta my eyes.

[your problem child]

To live is to fly

Low and high,

so shake the dust off of your wings

and the sleep out of your eyes.

Damn Townes, you said it.

[occams99]

"We've all got holes to fill". What a great line.