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Fly Farther Lyrics
He picked her up some flowers on a sunday afternoon
They sat out on the porch swing underneath the crescent moon
A lifetime seemed to pass
Staring at the skies
And on the swing he gave her the ring
There were tears in her eyes
I said I pray I'm not alone in my dreams about forever
That you and I could become one and always be together
We'd grow old and wise through all the days
For worse or for better
And I'll be true beside of you
Even now more than ever
And my time flies, but we'll fly farther
Into the night where the eyes of loneliness can never bother
All our dreams of together
Uneclipsed by never, never
My time flies; it's in your eyes
But we'll fly farther
Fifty years have ridden off into the sunset
And the tears that we have cried have overflown
And here we are, counting scars
Wounds of life's unending upset
You're with me and i'm with you
And I will never forget
And my time flies, but we'll fly farther
Into the night where the eyes of loneliness can never bother
All our dreams of together
Uneclipsed by never, never
My time flies; it's in your eyes
But we'll fly farther
He picked her up some flowers on a sunday afternoon
He rode the greyhound bus past the house they used to swoon
He knelt beside the grave, hung his head, a teardrop fell
And on the stone, an epitaph shown
The words he knew so well
And my time flies, but we'll fly farther
Into the night where the eyes of loneliness can never bother
All our dreams of together
Uneclipsed by never, never
My time flies; it's in your eyes
But we'll fly farther
My time flies, but we'll fly farther
Into the night where the eyes of loneliness can never bother
All our dreams of together
Uneclipsed by never, never
My time flies; it's in your eyes
But we'll fly farther
We'll fly farther
We'll fly farther
The band was performing this song live during their "Tour on a Stick" in 1996, and at the time it was intended to be on the Much Afraid album, but it didn't make the final cut (which I believe was either because it didn't fit thematically, or the album already had too many slow songs). It can be found on their rarities album "The White Elephant Sessions".
I believe it's about one of the band members' grandparents - a testament to their marriage, which lasted 50 years. They've described this as their "sappy country song".
Alison Krauss sings backup on this song, and I believe she also played violin.
It's a beautiful song. One of my all-time favorites by the band despite its rare status.