The Eagle

When the horizon fills, with the clouds of the storm

Small birds seek their refuge

When thunder rolls and the wind is born

The weak await the deluge

CHORUS

But the storm brings our the eagle

to challenge the wind and the cloud

The storm brings out the eagle

soaring high and free and proud

Defiantly facing the fury

Determined to see it through

May all the storms of your life

bring out the eagle in you

When you trials are many and your triumphs are few

and fire is down to an ember

When your spirit grows weary and your lost and confused

there's one thing that you should remember

Rick and I wrote that song twenty five years ago, the Challenger disaster inspired it.

Even today, every time we sing it, we get great comments about the song.

Tonight, I wanted to share the lyrics with ya'll.

We all have storms in our lives, some of us daily......and after awhile, it seems we do await the deluge.

When you think about the people in this country and around the world who have given their lives, doing what they believed in........we have to make sure that no one dies in vain.

Some days, no matter how beaten we are.......it is that spirit that fans the ember into a flame.

My prayer tonight, no matter the storm that is raging in your life, you have the defiance and determination to see it through.

May all the storms in your life, bring out the eagle in you.