God bless the flyer
who would be flying home tonight,
la la la la la la
I would give anything
to see that flyer flying tonight,
la la la la la la
He was a flyer for the Air Force
on a plane from San Antonio.
I was going off to London.
He was flying off to Buffalo.
Changing planes in Pittsburgh.
We got grounded in a storm.
La la la la la la,
I would do anything,
to have that flyer on my arm.
La la la la la la,
oh God bless the fly er,
who would be flying home
tonight.
We played cards, mostly blackjack
As we sat out on the tarmac
We sang songs we knew in Spanish
Cause we both loved songs of language
And he'd heard me on the radio
I'd seen the fires of San Antone
La la la la la la
I would give anything
To have that fire on my own
La la la la la la
Oh, God bless the fly er
who would be flying home tonight,
la -la -la -la -la -la
Oh, I would give anything
to see that firefly in the night,
la -la -la -la -la
He said he'd never married,
cause his heart was in the clouds
And I said I was too clumsy,
that I'd broke the wings
of lovers I'd found
And he shouted out his name to me,
as I ran to catch my flight
La -da -da -da -da -da
I would give anything
To see that flyer fly ing tonight
La -da -da -da -da -da
He was a flyer for the Air Force
On a plane from San Antonio
I was going off to London
He was flying up to Buffalo
When changing planes in Pittsburgh,
we got grounded in a storm.
Fa -la -la -la -la -la,
I would give anything
to have that flyer for my own.