The Great Airplane Strike
Paul Revere & The Raiders
I was down in L.A. town, when our manager said "Jump"
I through my close and my saxophone in a two by four bit trunk
I pushed it to the airport and run to the ticket line
Man said "Son, you could have saves the run, those airplanes just quit flyin’"
If I can’t leave here, I just might stay
And that L.A. flyway is goin’ to be my home, umm, huum
I ran to the terminal building, to fly by my airline
The man said I could ride the wing and I said that was fine
He said "I’ll confirm your reservation, and put the plane on hold"
He came back and said "Sorry but that wing space just been sold"
If I can’t leave here, I just might stay
And that L.A. flyway is goin’ to be my home, umm, huum, baby
I walked into the washroom and I built myself a fire
Throw on lots of paper and the flames kept gettin’ higher
The janitor come runnin’ in, so scare his face was white
So, I explained my situation, he said "That’s all right"
If I can’t leave here, I just might stay
And that L.A. flyway is goin’ to be my home
Next day I thought that I would leave, so I packed my thing again
Waited 14 hours for a taxi to come in
Spotted one that wasn’t full and I threw myself in fast
The driver said "I’m sorry but this taxi’s out of gas"
If I canâ€â„ÃMother
Tell your children not to walk my way
Tell your children not to hear my words
What they mean
What they say
Mother
Mother
Can you keep them in the dark for life
Can you hide them from the waiting world
Oh mother
Father
Gonna take your daughter out tonight
Gonna show her my world
Oh father
Not about to see your light
But if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's like
Till you're bleeding
Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's
Mother
Tell your children to hold my hand
Tell your children not to understand
Oh mother
Father
Do you wanna bang heads with me
Do you wanna feel everything
Oh father
Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's like
Till you're bleeding
Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's
Yea
Not about to see your light
But if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's like
Till you're bleeding
Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it's like
Wo-oh
Mother
Yea