The Great Airplane Strike-Paul Revere & The Raiders

[ti:The Great Airplane Strike] [ar:Paul Revere & The Raiders] [al:The Essential Paul Revere & The Raiders] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Great Airplane Strike - Paul Revere & The Raiders [00:26.29]I was down in L A town [00:28.23]When our manager said "Jump " [00:30.51] [00:31.37]I threw my clothes [00:32.13]And my saxophone [00:33.47]In a two by four bit trunk [00:35.67] [00:36.74]I pushed it to the airport [00:39.13]And I ran to the ticket line [00:41.43] [00:42.30]Man said "Son [00:43.21]You could have saved the run [00:44.54]Those airplanes just quit flyin'" [00:47.11]If I can't leave here [00:48.71] [00:49.45]I just might stay [00:52.10] [00:52.61]And that L A flyway [00:54.30]Is goin' to be my home [00:56.87] [01:01.62]I ran to the terminal building [01:03.61]To fly by my airline [01:06.18] [01:07.15]The man said I could ride the wing [01:09.70]And I said that was fine [01:11.71] [01:12.60]He said "I'll confirm your reservation [01:15.04]And put the plane on hold" [01:17.55] [01:18.36]He came on back and said [01:19.58]"Sorry but that wing space [01:21.45]Just been sold" [01:22.92]If I can't leave here [01:24.70] [01:25.38]I just might stay [01:28.34] [01:28.97]And that L A flyway [01:30.80]Is goin' to be my home [01:32.49] [01:33.90]Umm huum baby [01:35.19] [01:37.75]I walked into the washroom [01:40.07]And I built myself a fire [01:42.32] [01:43.26]Threw on lots of paper [01:45.35]And the flames kept gettin' higher [01:47.81] [01:48.67]The janitor come runnin' in [01:51.21]So scared his face was white [01:53.35] [01:54.23]So I explained my situation [01:56.86]He said "That's all right" [01:59.09]If I can't leave here [02:00.93] [02:01.68]I just might stay [02:04.31] [02:04.85]And that L A flyway [02:06.90]Is goin' to be my home [02:09.05] [02:13.91]Next day I thought that I would leave [02:16.19]So I packed my things again [02:18.70] [02:19.46]Waited 14 hours for a taxi to come in [02:23.88] [02:25.02]Spotted one that wasn't full [02:27.59]And I threw myself in fast [02:30.00] [02:30.74]The driver said "I'm sorry [02:32.54]But this taxi's out of gas" [02:35.57]If I can't leave here [02:37.33] [02:38.03]I just might stay [02:40.01] [02:41.24]And that L A flyway [02:43.30]Is goin' to be my home