Mama was callin but I couldn't answer, I had a dog in the car had a dog in my hands and I was walkin in these worn out shoes When I tripped over Charlie and i hit the gra**, I was comin up runnin I was comin up fast But he beat me I was runnin for the door No Sally dont get down, cuz I've been lookin all over town for a brand new set of wings for you, a brand new set of wings for you Now i'm back in the house bang my head against the wall, yeah Charlie's still laughin bout watchin me fall I say Charlie now whats the big idea I'm back in my room just packin my bags Thinkin November bout the time that we had just walkin by the stone walls No Sally don't get down, cuz I've been lookin all over town for a brand new set of wings for you, for a brand new set of wings for you Yeah for you Oh I'm gonna go get a ticket gonna get on a plane tell that pilot take me so far away so i can call you up and say I miss you like a fool Yeah but you don't put me down you don't treat me bad Say i understand about the problems i have but sometimes i know you still wonder Sally don't get down, cuz I've been lookin all over town for a brand new set of wings for you, for a brand new set of wings for you yeah for you Yeah got held up in Paris caught smoking on a train if you aint got your papers gonna get you detained don't believe me I got the photographs to prove it And you should have seen the look on the old mans face when the police threatened to haul him away You know he was so scared, it was also kinda funny Sally don't get down, cuz I've been lookin all over town for a brand new set of wings for you, a brand new set of wings for you yeah for you And I cant sleep at night cant wake in the day got these guitars that got so much to say but no time or energy to say it yeah we can still walk in the park there aint nobody there there's a calm in the trees and a cool in there air its warm but i found it kind of soothing in a couple of months when the leaves turn green when the seasons change when the bird sings I'm gonna grab you up and I'm taking you for good yes and we'll walk by the river most every single day and we'll eat our dinner where the tourists play yeah the city's old but it never seems to get tired No Sally don't get down, cuz I've been lookin all over town for a brand new set of wings for you, for a brand new set of wings for you