Lyrics Eagle On a Pole - Conor Oberst
I
saw
an
eagle
on
a
pole
I
think
it
was
an
eagle
Now
that
eagle
has
flown
And
I′ll
never
know
Could
have
been
a
rotten
apple
Full
of
holes
Could
have
been
an
open
wine
bottle
Ready
to
go
Or
it
could
have
been
an
eagle
on
a
pole
Well
the
beauty
of
the
seasons
Can
rip
a
man
up
whole
And
what's
happening
while
you′re
sleeping
You
will
never
know
Never
trust
a
truly
wayward
Wandering
soul
Never
trust
a
wanted
woman
Who
can't
say
no
And
you
never
trust
an
eagle
on
a
pole
Don't
you
wanna
know
why
Why
why,
why
why
Don′t
you
wanna
know
why
Why
why,
why
why
Don′t
you
ever
trust
an
eagle
on
a
pole
I've
seen
pictures
of
my
face
from
Where
I
swear
I
did
no
go
Looked
like
laughing,
looked
like
stealing
But
I
will
never
know
Looked
like
running,
leaving
tracks
Through
the
morning
snow
Looked
like
darkness
and
the
light
Going
toe
to
toe
And
it
looked
just
like
an
eagle
on
a
pole
Look
out
Evil
come
and
there′s
nothing
left
to
laugh
about
Eden
come
and
we're
crying
′cause
we
can't
get
out
Get
out,
get
out
Something
moving,
something
floating
Something
falling
soft
and
slow
It
was
getting
supernatural
But
you
never
know
Getting
ready
for
the
girls
At
the
burlesque
show
Getting
ready
for
the
night
time
Street
light
glowing
Get
ready
for
that
eagle
on
a
pole
Look
out
Evil
come
and
there′s
nothing
left
to
laugh
about
Evil
come
and
there's
nothing
left
to
laugh
about
Eden
come
and
we're
crying
′cause
we
can′t
get
out
Get
out,
get
out
Don't
you
wanna
know
why?
Why
not?
Why
not?
Don′t
you
wanna
know
why?
Why
not?
Why
not?
Don't
you
ever
trust
an
eagle
on
a
pole
No,
you
never
trust
an
eagle
on
a
pole
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