When I was just a little boy
way back in my hometown
I found a way I could fly
and never leave the ground
I got me some scraps of wood
a hammer and some nails
I found a rusty TV tray
I used that for the tail
Every day after school
I couldn't wait to get back home
I was building me an airplane
I could ride upon
It would take me over Egypt,
past castles in the air
Farther than my eyes could see it would
take me anywhere
I could fly
I'd close my eyes and I would hold on tight
I could fly
on my airplane in the backyard in the sky
on my airplane in the backyard in the sky
A high school boy lived next door
and his name was Jimmy T
He used to stand out in the yard and he would
make fun of me
He said that thing ain't never gonna fly
and I was wasting all my time
He was right in his way
I was right in mine
So I could fly
I'd close my eyes and I would hold on tight
I could fly
on my airplane in the backyard in the sky
on my airplane in the backyard in the sky
Every now and then things in this world can bring me down
But I remember my little backyard
and when it was I found
I could fly
I'd close my eyes and I would hold on tight
I could fly
on my airplane in the backyard in the sky
on my airplane in the backyard in the sky
on my airplane in the backyard in the sky

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