Flying Sorcery

Intro:         (2x)     1. With your photographs of Kitty Hawk        And the bi-planes on your wall        You were always Amy Johnson        From the time that you were small        No schoolroom kept you grounded        While your thoughts could get away        You were taking off in Tiger Moths        Your wings against the brush-strokes of the day  Ref.: Are you there ?        On the tarmac with the winter in your hair        By the empty hangar doors you stop and stare        Leave the oil-drums behind you they won’t care        Oh are you there ?                                  2. You wrapped me up in a leather coat        And you took me for a ride        We were drifting with the tail-wind        When the runway came in sight        The clouds came up to gather us        And the cockpit turned to white        When I looked the sky was empty        I suppose you never saw the landing-lights           Are you there ?        In your jacket with the grease-stain and the tear        Caught up in the slipstream of the dare        The compass roads will guide you anywhere          Oh are you there ?                                  3. The sun comes up on Icarus        As the night-birds sail away        And lights the maps and diagrams        That Leonardo makes        You can see Faith Hope and Charity        As they bank above the fields        You can join the flying circus        You can touch the morning air against your wheels  Ref.: Are you there ?        Do you have a thought for me that you can share        I never thought you’d take me unawares          Just call me if you ever need repairs              Oh are you there ?