Flying Sorcery (2001 Digital Remaster)-Al Stewart

[00:21.32]With your photographs of Kitty Hawk [00:24.08]And the biplanes on your wall [00:26.69]You were always Amy Johnson [00:29.09]From the time that you were small [00:31.83]No schoolroom kept you grounded [00:34.52]While your thoughts could get away [00:37.39]You were taking off in Tiger Moths [00:40.15]Your wings against the brush-strokes of the day [00:45.23]Are you there [00:48.13]On the tarmac with the winter in your hair [00:53.51]By the empty hangar doors you stop and stare [00:58.83]Leave the oil-drums behind you they won't care [01:04.62]Oh are you there [01:08.63] [01:17.50]Oh you wrapped me up in a leather coat [01:20.42]And you took me for a ride [01:23.04]We were drifting with the tail-wind [01:25.34]When the runway came in sight [01:28.55]And the clouds came up to gather us [01:31.03]And the cockpit turned to white [01:33.67]When I looked the sky was empty [01:36.17]I suppose you never saw the landing-lights [01:41.29]Are you there [01:44.22]In your jacket with the grease-stain and the tear [01:50.03]Caught up in the slipstream of the dare [01:55.26]The compass roads will guide you anywhere [02:00.83]Oh are you there [02:04.39] [02:56.34]The sun comes up on Icarus [02:58.80]As the night-birds sail away [03:01.67]And lights the maps and diagrams [03:04.12]That Leonardo makes [03:06.70]You can see Faith Hope and Charity [03:09.28]As they bank above the fields [03:11.96]You can join the flying circus [03:14.49]You can touch the morning air against your wheels [03:19.64]Are you there [03:22.59]Do you have a thought for me that you can share [03:27.90]Oh I never thought you'd take me unawares [03:33.18]Just call me if you ever need repairs [03:38.78]Oh are you there [03:42.37]