he was a flyer for the air force
on a plane from san antonio
i was traveling to london
he was going off to buffalo
changing planes in pittsburgh
we got grounded in a storm
to be on that flyer's arm
as we sat out on the tarmac
we sang songs we knew in spanish
as we both loved songs of language
he'd heard me on the radio
i'd seen the flyers on san antone
to have that flyer for my own
who would be flying home tonight
he said he'd never married
his heart was in the clouds
and i said i was too clumsy
that i broke the wings of the loves i found
he shouted out his name to me
as i ran to make my flight
one year i watched a war in london
in the airport leaving london
and i wondered if i'd know him
if i saw his wings in motion
did i leave my heart in pittsburgh
in the lightening of that flight?
i wish that you could tell me now
will he be flyin' home tonight?
who would be flying home tonight
who would be flying home tonight