TAKING OFF (Robert J. Purvis/William Elliott)
[rewrite of "Danger Zone"]
There's a bright blue sky with all that room to fly up
and away
Climb aboard, we're gonna leave this earth below the easy way
Moving on the runway very slow
Speeding up, you hear those engines go
But when you do, when you do (hold on!)
Taking off
We're flying in the sky
We're going really high
Can't see the ground
Taking off
This plane can really move
Now that you're in the groove above the clouds
Move out on the strip
We're really gonna rip those wheels away
The sun is shining, all the motors winding
You can feel the pace
Faster, faster as we leave the ground
Then you feel your heart begin to pound
But when you do, when you do (hold on!)
Taking off
We're flying in the sky
We're going really high
Can't see the ground
Taking off
This plane can really move
Now that you're in the groove above the clouds
Taking off
We're flying in the sky
We're going really high
Can't see the ground
©1979
lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan, corrections thanks to Bob Purvis