African Night Flight — David Bowie
African nightmare one-time Mormon More men fall in Hullabaloo men I slide to the nearest bar Undermine chairman I went too far Bent on a windfall rent a sony Wonder how the dollar went down Gotta get a word to Elizabeth's father Hey no, he wished me well
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Seemed like another day I could fly into the eye of god on high
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His burning eye will see me through One of these days, one of these days Gotta get a word through one of these days
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Asanti habari habari habari Asanti nabana nabana nabana
Getting in mood for a Mombassa night flight Pushing my luck, gonna fly like a mad thing Bare strip takeoff skimming over Rhino Born in slumber less than peace Struggle with a child whose screaming dreaming Drowned by the props all steely sunshine Sick of you, sick of me Lust for the free life Quashed and maimed Like a valuable loved one Left unnamed
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Over the bushland over the trees Wise like Orangutan that was me