The sins of Amsterdam were still a recent surprise
And we were flying over Scandinavian Skies We climbed towards the sun, we turned and cursed as one We pulled the shades and closed our eyes, eyes |
Words and Music by Billy Joel
From The Nylon Curtain (1982) |
The Stockholm city lights were slowly starting to rise
And we were strapped against those Scandinavian skies
The landing gear came down and touched the Swedish ground
And we were all so paralyzed
On the plane we were mainly sound and lights
In the veins, we could play the blues all night
The tour of Germany was bleeding into our eyes
And we were sailing over Scandinavian skies
We had the Midas touch until we met the Dutch
And they exhausted our supplies
Who's to pay for this international flight?
Who could stay? We were only there for the night
We watched the power fall inside the Olso hall
While all the cold Norwegians cried
Who could say, what was left and where was right?
By the way, I could play the blues all night
And we were strapped against those Scandinavian skies
The landing gear came down and touched the Swedish ground
And we were all so paralyzed
On the plane we were mainly sound and lights
In the veins, we could play the blues all night
The tour of Germany was bleeding into our eyes
And we were sailing over Scandinavian skies
We had the Midas touch until we met the Dutch
And they exhausted our supplies
Who's to pay for this international flight?
Who could stay? We were only there for the night
We watched the power fall inside the Olso hall
While all the cold Norwegians cried
Who could say, what was left and where was right?
By the way, I could play the blues all night
Words and Music by Billy Joel. © 1982 JoelSongs.
Photo: The Scream by Edvard Munch
Photo: The Scream by Edvard Munch