Window Seat (Live, 1999)

Lyrics

[Intro] This song is also another true story about my life. Um, and this one's called "Window Seat." And um, and please, why not, a round of applause for Mr. Robert Lloyd.  One, two, three, four [Verse 1] Well, I was brought on by my mother as her carry-on She had me in the toilet when the seat-belt sign went on And I crawled up to the captain at the other end And I hid under the seats, that's where I played pretend And I ate the wild pretzel and the nuts that fell And thе sound of brakes was all I heard for my school bell [Chorus] And I know I'vе got the whole world at my feet In my window seat In my window seat [Verse 2] Well, I learned to eat the sweet, I learned to swallow hard I learned to ease the pressure with playing cards Spent my teenage setting off all of the smoke alarms Then run into the cabin saying, "Please stay calm" I made the girl in 7B, we tried to settle down But we couldn't make the aisle before we hit the ground (Hit the ground) [Chorus] And I know I've got the whole world at my feet In my window seat In my window seat A window seat [Verse 3] Now all the sisters of the sky, they think I'm deaf and dumb 'Cause I wait around for upgrades and they'll never come But I know that we will one day sit on his right hand Be his automatic pilot when this plane must land And the stewardess of Babylon, she'll spread her arms She'll show us all a thing or two about her charms We'd been tempted by the devil with the metal wand Made us stand with arms outstretched and then he waved us on To the great beyond [Chorus] And I know I've got the whole world at my feet In my window seat In my window seat A window seat A window seat [Mandolin Solo] [Outro] Thank you very much. Robert Lloyd! Ladies and gentlemen, I want to bring out Mr. Ellis Paul. I want to bring on Chris Xefos to play the bass. Alison Faith Levy, come play the pump organ. Yes, the big finale.  And thanks a lot for listening. So nice. I've really had a fun time tonight and uh. And you know, there are—there is—there are. I'm too embarrassed to mention it, really. There, there's no power here. Oh I —no? There was some guitar for me there.  Yeah, and if you wanna come say hi, introduce yourselves, I'll be standing suspiciously near to a large Sharpie. And um, pick up a t-shirt. Thank you very much for coming though.