To Live Is to Fly

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"To Live Is to Fly" is a song written by Townes Van Zandt. The name is also that of a biography about the songwriter, by the name To Live's to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt.[1] It was covered by Wade Bowen on his album The Given. It was also covered by Cowboy Junkies on their album Black Eyed Man.

Van Zandt claims to have written the song in its entirety in his sleep.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ John Kruth (March 2008). To Live's to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt. Da Capo Press, Incorporated. pp. 306–. ISBN 978-0-306-81604-8.
  2. ^ "Behind The Song: Townes Van Zandt, "To Live Is To Fly"". American Songwriter. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2022-01-31.


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