She Loves the Sky — An adult woman studies a brilliant turquoise sky from a Merced rooftop as birds, gliders and cloud patterns sweep above the city

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She Loves the Sky

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

A battle-weary narrator encounters an angelic figure whose love of the sky makes her impossible to hold in one place. Rainbows, butterflies and sudden flights contrast with his own scars and watchfulness. The promise to return at sunset offers connection without resolving the uncertainty of where either traveler is going.

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Recorded versions

3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.

Lyrics

She Loves the Sky

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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She Loves The Sky

Somewhere by the Riverside
I heard an angel cry
She had fallen from the sky
When she was flying by
Lost and still in danger
I still don’t know why
I was just a stranger
When I caught her eye

She loves the sky
the Gold light
In the rainbow
A purple butterfly
Flowers growing in the air
Music playing everywhere
Look around, she isn’t there
Man, she loves the sky

CHORUS:
She loves the sky
She loves the sky
Walking in the shadow
Of an Angel flying by
She fell from a rainbow
I still don't know why
She’ll be gone tomorrow
Cuz she loves the sky

I see her in the morning
I see her late at night
Then without a warning
She disappears from sight
I am battle weary
From a long and brutal fight
She takes me by the hand
And the two of us take flight

Don't know where I’m going
But I sure know where I’ve been
M body is a monument
To the ravages of sin
I stand watch in the tower
Despite the shape I’m in
Waiting for the hour
And the battle to begin
She loves the sky

CHORUS:
She loves the sky
She loves the sky
Walking in the shadow
Of an Angel flying by
She fell from a rainbow
I still don’t know why
She’ll be gone tomorrow
Cuz she loves the sky

Stand on holy ground
Never make a sound
Don’t you let go of my hand
When London Bridge falls down
Don’t you think I’m leaving you
Cuz I’ll be back around
I'll be looking for you
As the sun is going down

CHORUS
She loves the sky
She loves the sky
Walking in the shadow
Of an Angel flying by
She fell from a rainbow
I still don't know why
She’ll be gone tomorrow
Cuz she loves the sky
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