Expecting to Fly - Buffalo Springfield

Hello birthday person, Your time has come again, This whole house is swinging like a monkey on a chain, And the champagne pops like rifle shots as evry one grows dim, We need a mirror to reflect upon this mess we're in, And we sing, Your happy day is here again x4 Well hello birthday person, I heard that you were thin, So I got you some religion to cuddle to your skin, And your body makes you nervous, About sagging mental health, If I was you I'd trade you in and find somebody else, And we sing Your happy day is here again x8 And this window looks out on the sea, And there's nothing between you and me, Well I see you're expecting to fly, Well you know the world won't catch you, So you'd better kiss your friends goodbye, Your happy day is here again x8 Your happy day is here again x11 We're going down x7

She is thinking of the year, 16, 16 She is taking down her thoughts Reflecting and expecting She is musing on her autumn Her dreams, her dreams She, she is making up her mind Expecting, expecting She is certain that she likes His schemes, his schemes She is waiting in the woods Expecting, expecting

It was only a smile but my heart, it went wild And I wasn't expecting that Just a delicate kiss, anyone could've missed I wasn't expecting that Did I misread the sign? Your hand slipped into mine I wasn't expecting that You spent the night in my bed, you woke up and you said "I wasn't expecting that" I thought love wasn't meant to last I thought you were just passing through If I ever get the nerve to ask What did I get right to deserve somebody like you? I wasn't expecting that It was only a word, it was almost mis-heard 'Cause I wasn't expecting that But it came without fear, a month turned into a year I wasn't expecting that I thought love wasn't meant to last Honey, I thought you were just passing through If I ever get the nerve to ask What did I get right to deserve somebody like you? I wasn't expecting that Isn't it strange how a life can be changed In the flicker of the sweetest smile We were married in spring You know I wouldn't change a thing Without an innocent kiss, what a life I'd have missed If you'd not took a chance on a little romance When I wasn't expecting that Time doesn't take long, three kids up and gone I wasn't expecting that And when the nurses they came, said, "It's come back again" I wasn't expecting that Then you closed your eyes, you took my heart by surprise I wasn't expecting that

Fly away bird Sail across the sky Oh what you're seeing is hard to believe As you watch the world go by Fly away bird I know you can fly so high Oh got to get away And I know the reason why A good thing's today But don't think about tomorrow Life is a journey We're only passing through You can't run away 'Cause all you will feel is sorrow We gotta make a better place We can see it through Fly bird, fly high Spread your wings and go for a long ride Fly bird, fly high You and me can soar to a new high Gonna make a better place Give you more than you ever had Here's a little bit of sunshine To clear up the rain Fly away bird I still can hear you cry Oh now you're fearing that the end is near And we'll have to say goodbye Fly away bird I don't wanna hear no lies Oh tell me what you see Just open up your eyes They're taking the land Then spill oil in the ocean Damned up the rivers Poisoned the air we breathe What can withstand To put all the plans in motion It's time to think of Earth first And what it needs Fly bird, fly high Spread your wings and go for a long ride Fly bird, fly high You and me can soar to a new high Are you gonna come back? Will I see you next summer time? With a little bit of help We can lesson the pain Fly bird, fly high Fly bird, fly high Gonna make a better place Give you more than you ever had Here's a little bit of sunshine To clear up the rain Fly bird, fly high Spread your wings, we'll go for a long ride Fly bird, fly high Watch the world go by Fly bird, fly high Sail up to the sky Fly bird, fly high Spread your wings, we'll go for a long ride Fly bird, fly high Spread your wings and go for a long ride Fly bird, fly high I can still hear you cry Fly bird, fly high Spread your wings and go for a long ride Fly bird, fly high We'll make a better place

I think that it's high time we had a talk I think that we're making a big mistake I've been feeling lately the magic is gone Are we just together for convenience sake, baby I don't believe it (feeling) I don't think that's true (tied down) It'll just pass if we allow it to (need to break free) It's just a stage we're going through (they say clean cuts) I think you're just restless for something new (heal much faster) Baby, Feeling like we pay our dime And all we get in return Is a piece of each other's time Are we just Taxi Dancing Lost somewhere in a slow dance for two And the band that was playing Has finally stopped playing our favorite song Are we just Taxi Dancing You're paying for me and I'm paying for you And are we holding on to a feeling With desperation Ohhh Don't know if you're right Don't know if you're wrong Seems to me we haven't danced long Don't make it hard (I won't) Don't make it easy (hold you) We'll just walk away (if you) At the end of the song (must go) Baby, Put one last nickel in the jukebox Give that love we once felt Just one final spin around 'Cause we're just Taxi Dancing Lost somewhere in a slow dance for two And the band that was playing Has finally stopped playing our favorite song And we're just dancing And the band that was playing Has finally stopped playing our favorite song Are we just Taxi Dancing You're paying for me and I'm paying for you And are we holding on to each other in desperation Taxi Dancing

Talk about life, imitating art Well I was sure that I heard the Director yell, "Take it from the start" And I could feel my body crushing yours Camera dollied into place Your husband's in the front row, I couldn't look him in the face Part of the pleasure was that it felt so wrong But it grew too fast, too strong Don't you think your friends are talking Alyson? They're blaming it all on me I'm blaming it all on love Well don't you think your friends are talking Alyson? Just a little sexual tension Under the guise of love Young and tragic, I really felt the part While we were sweating and screaming tearin' out his heart Well I was sure I heard the wind and the wires Crying in sympathy For star-crossed lovers, Ally that ain't you or me Part of the pleasure was that it felt so wrong But it grew too fast, too strong Don't you think your friends are talking Alyson? They're blaming it all on me I'm blaming it all on love Well don't you think your friends are talking Alyson? Just a little sexual tension Under the guise of love For a limited run in to your local bedroom We knew the curtain would be coming down soon Reviews were mixed, the press was unkind Ally I hope they will forgive us in time, in time Part of the attraction was that we knew it couldn't last So we closed our eyes and held on Don't you thing your friends are talking Alyson? Who were we trying to fool? What was I thinking of? Don't you think your friends are talking Alyson? They're blaming it all on me I'm blaming it all on love Well don't you think your friends are talking Alyson? Just a little sexual tension Under the guise of love

Been burned and with both feet on the ground I've learned that it's painful comin' down No use runnin' away And there's no time left to stay Now I'm finding out that it's so confusin' No time left and I know I'm losin' Flashed and I think I'm fallin' down Crashed and my ears can't hear a sound No use runnin' away And there's no time left to stay Now I'm finding out that it's so confusin' No time left and I know I'm losin' Now I'm finding out that it's so confusin' No time left and I know I'm losin' Burned and with both feet on the ground I've learned that it's painful comin' down No use runnin' away And there's no time left to stay Now I'm finding out that it's so confusin' No time left and I know I'm losin'