Here are the lyrics, from www.dougiemaclean.com


BROKEN WINGS
Music & Lyrics by Dougie MacLean. Published by Limetree Arts and Music

Tall tree, turn and face the west,

O we're running with the wind.

High cliff-top, we're waiting with the rest

For this journey to begin.
 


Refrain:

These broken wings won't fly,

These broken wings won't fly at all.
 


And how we laugh, maybe we should crawl

And ask to be excused.

We shout loudly, have answers to it all,

O but we have been refused.

(Ref.)


Girl child, you're dancing with the stream,

Growing with the silver trees.

Your young questions, you ask me what it means,

O but I am not at ease.

(Ref.)

The melody would seem to work well with pretty simple chords (as most of Dougie MacLean's songs do).