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Composer: Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith - The Flyer lyrics



He was a flyer for the Air Force
On a plane from San Antonio
I was travelling to London
He was going off to Buffalo
Changing planes in Pittsburgh
We got grounded in a storm
And, I would give anything
To be on that flyer's arm

We played cards, mostly blackjack
As we sat out on the tarmac
We sang songs we knew in Spanish
As we both loved songs of language
He'd heard me on the radio
I'd seen the flyers of San Antone
And, I would give anything
To have that flyer for my own

(chorus)
God bless the flyer
Who would be flying home tonight
Cuz' I would give anything
To see that flyer, flyin' tonight

He said he'd never married
Cuz, his heart was in the clouds
And I said I was too clumsy
That I broke the wings of the loves I found
He shouted out his name to me
As I ran to make my flight
I would give anything
To see that flyer, flyin' tonight

One year I watched a war in London
In the airport leaving London
And I wondered if I'd know him
If I saw his wings in motion
Did I leave my heart in Pittsburgh...
In the lightning of that flight?
I wish that you could tell me now
Will he be flyin' home Btonight?

(repeat chorus twice
Songs list of album: Winter Marquee [live] (2002)
         Title Rating
01    Speed of the Sound of Loneliness lyrics Add lyrics   -
02   I Wish It Would Rain lyrics   -
03    Boots of Spanish Leather lyrics Add lyrics   -
04   Two for the Road lyrics   -
05    Listen to the Radio lyrics Add lyrics   -
06    There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret) lyrics Add lyrics   -
07   Gulf Coast Highway lyrics   -
08   The Flyer lyrics   -
09    Good Night, New York lyrics Add lyrics   -
10    Traveling Through This Part of You lyrics Add lyrics   -
11    Last Train Home lyrics Add lyrics   -
12    I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels (Bring the Prose to the Wheel) lyrics Add lyrics   -
13    What's That I Hear lyrics Add lyrics   -
14    White Freight Liner lyrics Add lyrics   -
 

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