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Flight 1205

from Analog Soul by Dave Laurence

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I was at the airport while my ship was coming in,
Waiting on a girl who said she’d like to try again.
Knowing that my chance to save this love would all depend
on Melancholy Air, flight 1205.

We had faith and we had love and we had hope,
but the only knot I tied was at the end of my rope.
I’m staring at the tarmac and relearning how to cope,
Melancholy Air, flight 1205.

Elizabeth, Elizabeth, I would have hung the moon,
But we shot it much too soon.
That big board saying ‘Flight Delayed’ sings a sadder tune tune,
Melancholy Air, flight 1205.

She needed time to think things through and make them clear,
I figured we would be forever in a year.
But to my wondering eyes another suitor did appear,
Melancholy Air, flight 1205.

I sat and watched his British accent do me in,
She kept insisting they were nothing more than friends.
But when she called me by his name, I knew it had to end,
Melancholy Air, flight 1205.

Elizabeth, Elizabeth, you could have had my name,
But you forgot it, what a shame.
I look at the arrival board and wonder why I came,
Melancholy Air, flight 1205.

I have told you this before,
No one could love you more, my heart was true.
But I can’t do this anymore,
The things I’m living for won’t wait for you.

I don’t like airports, seems they always leave me blue,
Flight delays and baggage claims and hearts breaking in two,
If I never fly again, I’ll put it down to you,
Melancholy Air, flight 1205.

I was at the airport when my ship sailed yesterday,
I guess I’ll go sit at the dock of the bay.
What I’d give to make this memory go away,
Melancholy Air, flight 1205.

Elizabeth, Elizabeth, your love was just a lie,
There’s nothing left now but goodbye.
That last plane out of Morgantown isn’t gonna fly,
Melancholy Air, flight 1205.
That last plane out of Morgantown just ain’t gonna fly,
Melancholy cancelled 1205.

Copyright © 2013 David L. Laurence (BMI). ​​Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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from Analog Soul, released March 30, 2015

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Folksy, but rock solid. Soft with a hard edge. Eclectic, yet familiar. Unpretentious, but confident. Buys his stage clothes in thrift shops.

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