FLY INTO THE FUTUREMusic and Lyrics by David Kirshenbaum

There she goes a gain,- look at chat ty- Kath y.-

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Keep ing- track of life with her pa per- and pen. Then theres poor Jo anne,- des -

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per- ate- to mar ry.- Bring ing- up her wed ding- a gain- and a gain.-

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This would be my world, this is what Im in for. Years of plan ning- par ties- and

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be ing- a wife? Sing song. Liiiime green. I dont

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wan na- be mean, but this is nt- my scene, and I feel like I need some thing-

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big ger- from life.

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Grow ing- up was stif ling- cause I was nev er- free.

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School is get ting- stale and Im sick of this sor or- i- ty.-

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Think I need some dis tance,- a place to dis ap- pear.- So its

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a di- os- and a way- I go. And Im kind a- scared but the mo ments- here to

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fly in to- the fu ture.- Gon na- roll, gon na- ride, so that no

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one can find me. Im fly ing- in to- the fu -

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ture.- Mov ing- on with my life and leav ing-

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all this be hind- me. Free from text books,- free

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from Tex as,- free from folks who give me flak.

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Im gon na- fly in to- the fu - ture. Time to

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fly, and Ill nev er- look back.

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cresc. cresc.

I could grab my pen cil- and

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make some lit tle- plan. I could be a house wife- and

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set tle- down to serve a man. I could take a job with my

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bach e- lors- de gree.- But I think Ill go to the Col os- e- um- and

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take some bach e- lors- home with me and fly in to the fu -

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ture- where theres no one to boss me or judge

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how Im liv ing.- Theres on ly- me in my fu -

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ture- plus a cou ple- I tal- ian- boys who like what Im giv ing.-

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No com mit- ments,- no con di- tions,- no con -

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nec tions- that can last. Not when I fly in to- the fu -

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ture.- Once I fly,

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Ill be through with my past. Ma ma- is a

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cow ard.- Ma ma- is a drunk. Ma ma- sleeps with

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How ard when she gets in a funk. How ards- kind of creep y.- How ards- kind of

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crude. How ards- real ly- fat and walks a round- in the nude. Dad ran off with

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Ju lie.- Ma ma- hates his guts. Hes o kay,- but tru ly- my whole fam ly- is nuts.

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Ma ma- does nt- like me. I dont e ven- try, which is why I just

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got ta- say good bye- and fly in to- the fu -

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ture.- Ill be up in the sky soon as Bran -

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iff- can take me. And fly me in to- the fu -

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ture- where the free dom- I find is gon na-

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make me or break me. No re stric- tions,- no

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re la- tions,- no ri di- cu- lous- de mands.-

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Watch Mar y- fly in to- the fu -

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ture.- Watch her fly, see her

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fly and well see where she lands.

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And well see where she lands.

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And well see where she lands.

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