![]() It was an additional three years later until Brumley worked out the rest of the song, paraphrasing one line from the secular ballad to read, "Like a bird from prison bars has flown" using prison as an analogy for earthly life. Brumley has stated, "When I wrote it, I had no idea that it would become so universally popular. According to interviews, Brumley came up with the idea for " I'll Fly Away" while picking cotton on his father's farm in Rock Island, Oklahoma.īrumley says that as he worked he was "humming the old ballad that went like this: 'If I had the wings of an angel, over these prison walls I would fly,' and suddenly it dawned on me that I could use this plot for a gospel-type song." The song Brumley described appears to be "The Prisoner's Song". Brumley has been described as the "pre-eminent gospel songwriter" of the 20th century with over 600 published songs. Lyrics Please be aware that the following is for the TV-size version of the song as it was originally featured in the anime/video game series.Albert E. ![]()
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