Murray McLauchlan - Columbus lyrics

The stars are bright in the velvet night You could read a book in the full moonlight Flyin' in the clouds, what a heavenly gift If I was afraid to fly, I'd be afraid to live Engines humming you can hear me coming Flash in the sky like a star going by Delivering the mail On the graveyard shift If I was afraid to fly, I'd be afraid to live Pilot seat in an old tin can Gaffers tape and rubber bands Hear the choirs in the rush of the air Too much weight I'm more awake than scared Underpaid dog-tired Bleary-eyed, coffee wired Boring a hole in the black of night The company knows I'd pay them To let me fly Columbus lies over the edge of the world I don't miss the crowd I don't miss my girl Sometimes my head spins out on me I think I sense eternity A pressure differental results in lift I keep my thoughts from drifting If I was afraid to fly, I'd be afraid to live Out of the night and the wheels touch down Three A.M. in Columbus Town Distant flash from a thunder cloud Got to get a clearence got to bail out now Down on the ground I'm just another stiff If I was afraid to fly, I'd be afraid to live