Janis Ian — Ginny the Flying Girl

[Verse 1] Ginny the flying girl Wanted to see the world Her parents were poor And they couldn't afford To send her away for a whirl [Verse 2] She waited until they slept And into the night she crept With only the stars And the cold light of Mars Ginny took off like a jet [Chorus] She rode through the sky Like an elephant's eye Like the stars in a thundering herd And when she came down All the world had turned 'round All that the ground people heard Was "Oh, for the life of a bird" [Verse 3] She lived in a tiny room Surrounded by huge balloons The covers would fly Past her magical eye And the pillows saluted the moon [Verse 4] At night when the lights went out She'd take to the sky and shout "Hey, Milky Way Lead me on 'til the day Says hello to the night's turnabout!" [Chorus] She rode through the sky Like an elephant's eye Like the stars in a thundering herd And when she came down All the world had turned 'round All that the ground people heard Was "Oh, for the life of a bird" [Verse 5] Whenever the world won't bend Whenever I need a friend I just close my eyes And I reach for the sky And I know I can make it again [Verse 6] Whenever my dreams run dry Just when I need to cry Whenever it all Looks too big or too tall I remember that I can fly [Chorus] She rode through the sky Like an elephant's eye Like the stars in a thundering herd And when she came down All the world had turned 'round All that the ground people heard Was "Oh, for the life of a bird" Oh, for the life of a bird Oh, for the life of a bird