Stop This Flight - Larry Norman

Sixteen hours from London, flying on a DC-10

You know, I wonder if when that plane sets down

I’ll ever be able to walk again

I spent thirty-five days in Europe

Singing 'til my voice is gone

You know, there’s never enough time to get a good night’s sleep

What is this road that I’ve been running on?

I’ve got to stop this flight

I’ve got to get back to earth

Hey, I’m a human being

God knows what that’s worth

I’m not meant to be stranded on some empty stage

And end up lonely in my old age

I’ve got to stop, stop this flight

People try to twist your message

Reporters try to twist your mind

You know I just can’t wait 'til I can get back home

I really miss that girl of mine

She’s the only one I really talk to

She’s where my heart begins and ends

It ain’t no love-for-money relationship

We were teenage buddies, and childhood friends

I’ve got to stop this flight

I’ve got to get back to earth

Hey, I’m a human being

God knows what that’s worth

And now I’m moving like a dancer on an empty stage

But I’ll be risen from this prison at the end of the age

I’m always locked up in the studio

Hey, this ain’t no way to live

You know, they never like my albums 'til the records sell

And they always want more than I can possibly give

I’ve been struggling for inspiration

Hoping that the songs don’t flop

And I’ll be waiting like a beggar for the item to drop

You got to live up to the contract 'til they tell you to stop

You’ve got to stop this flight

You’ve got to get back to earth

Hey, we are human beings

God knows what that’s worth

We’re not meant to be trapped in this fleshly cage

And end up screamin' like a demon at the end of the age

Stop this flight…