I Flew Over Our House Last Night

(Tom T. Hall)



That old Kentucky moon was shining bright as day

The stars were twinkling in a Milky Way

The pilot said if you look close there's Frankfort on the right

I flew over our house last night.



Thirty thousand feet below me you were fast asleep

And thirty thousand feet above I almost stopped to weep

So close and yet so far away so wrong and yet so right

I flew over our house last night.



For just one second I thought I was back in town

The man your friends all say has only brought you down

The airline hostess asked me sir are you sure that you're alright

I flew over our house last night.



Thirty thousand feet below me you were fast asleep

Thirty thousand feet above I almost stopped to weep

I wonder did you toss and turn as I roared out of sight

I flew over our house last night...