I Was Home in the Air
Words by Mark L. Berry
Music by Meri Amber
Performed by Meri Amber
VIDEO
I Was Home in the Air – lyrics
(v1)
The sights and sounds
That startle most
Are just the voice
Of my metallic host
The stick shaker
And the fire bell test
Sound alarms
When their buttons are pressed
I hear them all
Before each flight
While I flip every switch
And inspect each light
The take-off warning horn
And the TCAS <tee-cass> test
I feel each one
Deep inside my chest
(chorus)
Oh, the gear goes up
And the gear goes down
I was home in the air
Between those sounds
I was home in the air
And my heart would pound
I’d find asylum
When I’d leave the ground
(v2)
But then she flew west
As the old pilots say
Now I can’t fly at all
I can’t go out and play
With my metallic friends
Who kiss the sky
‘Cause she is gone
And I don’t know why
Oh, the airline took
My flight deck away
The cockpit home
Of my working day
Those sights and sounds
That eased my mind
All fly away
While I’m left behind
(chorus)
Oh, the gear goes up
And the gear goes down
I was home in the air
Between those sounds
I was home in the air
And my heart would pound
I’d find asylum
When I’d leave the ground
Oh, the gear goes up
And the gear goes down
To me those are
Pure magic sounds
I was home in the air
And my heart would pound
In synch with the systems
And each specific sound
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