Intro Fly away, fly away, fly away on a plan ridin’ shotgun Look away, look away from the pain and the problems, we ain’t got none All my life, I never even knew the way Fly away, fly away, fly away on a plan ridin’ shotgun
Verse 1 Lately I've been thinking when did it turn to this? I still remember that chill I felt on my neck when I heard that disc. That feeling crept through my quill and left an impression burned in my fist. And it filled my head with the real conception that yeah, a little nervous kid from Jersey could do it. Guess it was too early to prove it. Plus I had the voice of a twelve-year-old and it sounded girly and stupid, and so I dropped the mic and picked the camera up. Made a movie with a couple of my buddies and I gave it to the people at the college and they told me to pack up my stuff and bounce. Left my house. Did that shit which brings me to now. Back to my house. Back with a plan and a van and a Red Bull can for the stamina rush cuz I can’t interrupt that sound— kids screaming out, jumping in the crowd, and I know that I won’t always be handed a flush, but I don’t even gamble! I’m going all out. So come sit next to me and ride shotty in the jet— it’ll set you free. Can’t nobody ever tell you the recipe cuz this life ain’t always what it’s meant to be. And I won’t become no Scrooge— pissed cuz I didn’t do what I wanted to. Stop it. And watch this. Come chill in the cockpit, man I’m like—
Chorus Fly away, fly away, fly away on a plan ridin’ shotgun Look away, look away from the pain and the problems, we ain’t got none All my life, I never even knew the way Fly away, fly away, fly away on a plan ridin’ shotgun
Verse 2 Had a dream I felt ok, but then I had to wake up, and when I did, I felt the same way I did the previous day. My vision’s really just gray. At this point, I just point in directions and follow. Don’t you think I see the games that you play? You seem amazing and scream my name and then keep on making that face. And I need to say, you did a lot of good work. Made a lot of kids happy, they took turns. But I’d rather be strapped to the back burner if that’s what that means. I can’t imagine it looking worse. See, the thing that they just don’t get is that if you want to see the movie then you’ve got to read the book first. Wanna own a studio? Gotta write a hook first. Wanna make sushi? Learn how to cook first. Let the sun in! Free your muzzled mind! And care for the subtleties otherwise what’ll these other guys come to find inside the couple lines you leave them with to study? I, for one, am not the buddy of these punks looking for money. I’ll become what I become because I’m something. She laughs, and looks back at me like, “Of course you will, honey.”
Bridge But I’m not ready to change and leave this world behind But I’m halfway out the door, and I know that I’m almost where I need to be So I’ll fly away, just fly away and find my way back home
Chorus Fly away, fly away, fly away on a plan ridin’ shotgun Look away, look away from the pain and the problems, we ain’t got none All my life, I never even knew the way Fly away, fly away, fly away on a plan ridin’ shotgun
Fly away, fly away, fly away on a plan ridin’ shotgun