Rodney Crowell - Taking flight

^GWe were somewhere east of Hat^Ftiesburg On a ^Clonely stretch of night^Gmare Gas gauge screaming emp^Fty, headlights in a ^Gfog Two refugees from ^FGreenville in ^Cline to wind up ^Groadkill With a parakeet named Chester^F and a one-eyed spotted ^Gdog

^GWe'd been plowing through each ^Fday like so much ^CMississippi red ^Gdirt Burning with no ^Fpurpose save get out while we still ^Gcan Hell bent past the ^Fpoint of no re^Cturn and going no^Gwhere With the best of good inten^Ftions, one more line drawn in the ^Gsand

Taking ^Cflight^Em7, for^Cget about tomorro^Gw Wrong ^Cor right^Em7, the ^Cchips are gonna ^Gfall Taking ^Cfligh^Em7t, going ^Cnowhere 'til we get ^Gthere Next time Hell starts freezing over^F, we'll be sure to give a ^Gcall

So we got our edu^Bbcation from a ^Fbackwoods country ^Cstation Proof that there's a ^Bbworld out there came wrapped up in a ^Csong Riding high on ^Bbone wing and a ^Ffoxhole prayer might ^Cget you there But ten won't get you ^Bbtwenty if you bet your money ^Cwrong

^CI never was the smartest, ^Fbut I didn't try to hide it^C But that don't mean you get ^Bboff light for leaving me alone^C We were twenty feet from stardom^Bb, now you're ^Fstaring down post-partum^C An unwed mother ^Bbsoon to be that small voice on your phone^C

Taking ^Fflight^Am, for^Fget about tomor^Crow Wrong ^For right^Am, the ^Fchips are gonna ^Cfall Taking ^Fflight^Am, going ^Fnowhere 'til we get ^Cthere Next time Hell starts freezing ^Bbover do be sure to give a ^Ccall Next time Hell starts freezing ^Bbover do be ^Fsure to give a call Be sure to give a ^Ccall