Nanci Griffith - The Flyer Lyrics

He was a flyer for the air force on a plane from San Antonio
I was traveling to London, he was going off to Buffalo
Changing planes in Pittsburgh, we got grounded in a storm
Now, I would give anything to be on that flyer's arm

We played cards, mostly blackjack, as we sat out on the tarmac
We sang songs we knew in Spanish, as we both loved songs of language
He'd heard me on the radio, I'd seen the flyers on San Antone
Now, I would give anything to have that flyer for my own

God bless the flyer who would be flying home tonight
'Cause I would give anything to see that flyer, flyin' tonight

He said he'd never marry 'cause, his heart was in the clouds
And I said I was too clumsy that I broke the wings of the loves I found
And he shouted out his name to me as I ran to make my flight
I would give anything to see that flyer, flyin' tonight

One year I watched a war in London, in the airport leaving London
And I wondered if I'd know him if I saw his wings in motion
Did I leave my heart in Pittsburgh, in the lightening of that flight?
I wish that you could tell me now, will he be flyin' home tonight?

God bless the flyer who would be flying home tonight
'Cause I would give anything to see that flyer, flyin' tonight
God bless the flyer who would be flying home tonight
'Cause I would give anything to see that flyer, flyin' tonight