Somewhere over China
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โฑ๏ธ 5:25 duration
๐ ID: 3743798
๐ Lyrics
Just a semi-normal person
Thought he had the future planned
Then he won some silly sweepstakes
Now he had a hundred grand
Never stopped to think of taxes
He was gone before they knew
With a flair for old romantics
To the Orient he flew
When they fueled in Papeete
Placed a call to Big Mamou
With an honest explanation
Just to tell the whole damn truth
It's his one chance in a million
Who'd deny the simple fact
'Twas no use, to talk it over
He'd be home when he got back
Now he's somewhere over China
Looking down on all the trails
On the mountains lookin' back at him
It's a real live fairy tale
Put a little distance
Between causes and effects
Like a day old fortune cookie
Asking who or what comes next
What the hell did Marco Polo think
When he ran into the wall
Or the crazy flying tigers
Doing spins and loops and stalls
Just a taste for something different
Perking up a boring day
Now our man from Louisiana
Feels exactly the same way
They're all somewhere over China
Shanghai or old Peking
On a plane or a boat, in an envelope
Real adventure has it's ring
Just to put a little distance
Between fact and fantasy
Still six thousand miles away from
Where I'd really rather be
How I would love to drive the shuttle
Just to feel the engines roar
And to operate the levers
That control the payload doors
I could buzz the Himalayas
Barrel roll above Hong Kong
Set her down in San Francisco
To the clanging of the gong
We're all somewhere over China
Heading east or heading west
Taking time to live a little
Flying so far from the nest
Just to put a little distance
Between causes and effects
Like an ancient fortune teller
Knowing who, and what comes next
Thought he had the future planned
Then he won some silly sweepstakes
Now he had a hundred grand
Never stopped to think of taxes
He was gone before they knew
With a flair for old romantics
To the Orient he flew
When they fueled in Papeete
Placed a call to Big Mamou
With an honest explanation
Just to tell the whole damn truth
It's his one chance in a million
Who'd deny the simple fact
'Twas no use, to talk it over
He'd be home when he got back
Now he's somewhere over China
Looking down on all the trails
On the mountains lookin' back at him
It's a real live fairy tale
Put a little distance
Between causes and effects
Like a day old fortune cookie
Asking who or what comes next
What the hell did Marco Polo think
When he ran into the wall
Or the crazy flying tigers
Doing spins and loops and stalls
Just a taste for something different
Perking up a boring day
Now our man from Louisiana
Feels exactly the same way
They're all somewhere over China
Shanghai or old Peking
On a plane or a boat, in an envelope
Real adventure has it's ring
Just to put a little distance
Between fact and fantasy
Still six thousand miles away from
Where I'd really rather be
How I would love to drive the shuttle
Just to feel the engines roar
And to operate the levers
That control the payload doors
I could buzz the Himalayas
Barrel roll above Hong Kong
Set her down in San Francisco
To the clanging of the gong
We're all somewhere over China
Heading east or heading west
Taking time to live a little
Flying so far from the nest
Just to put a little distance
Between causes and effects
Like an ancient fortune teller
Knowing who, and what comes next
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:16.39] Just a semi-normal person
[00:21.15] Thought he had the future planned
[00:25.47] Then he won some silly sweepstakes
[00:29.99] Now he had a hundred grand
[00:34.47] Never stopped to think of taxes
[00:38.71] He was gone before they knew
[00:43.30] With a flair for old romantics
[00:47.26] To the Orient he flew
[00:51.80]
[00:53.80] When they fueled in Papeete
[00:58.49] Placed a call to Big Mamou
[01:03.14] With an honest explanation
[01:06.95] Just to tell the whole damn truth
[01:11.93] It's his one chance in a million
[01:16.17] Who'd deny the simple fact
[01:20.54] 'Twas no use, to talk it over
[01:24.50] He'd be home when he got back
[01:28.78]
[01:31.29] Now he's somewhere over China
[01:36.23] Looking down on all the trails
[01:40.66] On the mountains lookin' back at him
[01:44.67] It's a real live fairy tale
[01:49.83] Put a little distance
[01:53.17] Between causes and effects
[01:58.03] Like a day old fortune cookie
[02:01.97] Asking who or what comes next
[02:06.09]
[02:08.73] What the hell did Marco Polo think
[02:13.82] When he ran into the wall
[02:18.14] Or the crazy flying tigers
[02:21.99] Doing spins and loops and stalls
[02:27.07] Just a taste for something different
[02:31.23] Perking up a boring day
[02:35.72] Now our man from Louisiana
[02:39.58] Feels exactly the same way
[02:43.74]
[02:46.39] They're all somewhere over China
[02:51.08] Shanghai or old Peking
[02:55.51] On a plane or a boat, in an envelope
[02:59.83] Real adventure has it's ring
[03:04.35] Just to put a little distance
[03:08.22] Between fact and fantasy
[03:13.13] Still six thousand miles away from
[03:16.99] Where I'd really rather be
[03:21.45]
[03:41.47] How I would love to drive the shuttle
[03:46.73] Just to feel the engines roar
[03:51.17] And to operate the levers
[03:55.34] That control the payload doors
[04:00.18] I could buzz the Himalayas
[04:04.38] Barrel roll above Hong Kong
[04:08.95] Set her down in San Francisco
[04:13.08] To the clanging of the gong
[04:17.19]
[04:19.58] We're all somewhere over China
[04:24.47] Heading east or heading west
[04:28.99] Taking time to live a little
[04:33.30] Flying so far from the nest
[04:38.06] Just to put a little distance
[04:41.86] Between causes and effects
[04:46.66] Like an ancient fortune teller
[04:50.67] Knowing who, and what comes next
[04:54.78]
[00:21.15] Thought he had the future planned
[00:25.47] Then he won some silly sweepstakes
[00:29.99] Now he had a hundred grand
[00:34.47] Never stopped to think of taxes
[00:38.71] He was gone before they knew
[00:43.30] With a flair for old romantics
[00:47.26] To the Orient he flew
[00:51.80]
[00:53.80] When they fueled in Papeete
[00:58.49] Placed a call to Big Mamou
[01:03.14] With an honest explanation
[01:06.95] Just to tell the whole damn truth
[01:11.93] It's his one chance in a million
[01:16.17] Who'd deny the simple fact
[01:20.54] 'Twas no use, to talk it over
[01:24.50] He'd be home when he got back
[01:28.78]
[01:31.29] Now he's somewhere over China
[01:36.23] Looking down on all the trails
[01:40.66] On the mountains lookin' back at him
[01:44.67] It's a real live fairy tale
[01:49.83] Put a little distance
[01:53.17] Between causes and effects
[01:58.03] Like a day old fortune cookie
[02:01.97] Asking who or what comes next
[02:06.09]
[02:08.73] What the hell did Marco Polo think
[02:13.82] When he ran into the wall
[02:18.14] Or the crazy flying tigers
[02:21.99] Doing spins and loops and stalls
[02:27.07] Just a taste for something different
[02:31.23] Perking up a boring day
[02:35.72] Now our man from Louisiana
[02:39.58] Feels exactly the same way
[02:43.74]
[02:46.39] They're all somewhere over China
[02:51.08] Shanghai or old Peking
[02:55.51] On a plane or a boat, in an envelope
[02:59.83] Real adventure has it's ring
[03:04.35] Just to put a little distance
[03:08.22] Between fact and fantasy
[03:13.13] Still six thousand miles away from
[03:16.99] Where I'd really rather be
[03:21.45]
[03:41.47] How I would love to drive the shuttle
[03:46.73] Just to feel the engines roar
[03:51.17] And to operate the levers
[03:55.34] That control the payload doors
[04:00.18] I could buzz the Himalayas
[04:04.38] Barrel roll above Hong Kong
[04:08.95] Set her down in San Francisco
[04:13.08] To the clanging of the gong
[04:17.19]
[04:19.58] We're all somewhere over China
[04:24.47] Heading east or heading west
[04:28.99] Taking time to live a little
[04:33.30] Flying so far from the nest
[04:38.06] Just to put a little distance
[04:41.86] Between causes and effects
[04:46.66] Like an ancient fortune teller
[04:50.67] Knowing who, and what comes next
[04:54.78]