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Go Around

by Ken Dravis

on Flying: Home to You (2003)

[Verse 1]
Well there I was, that one fine Sunday afternoon
Just me and my airplane, and a little airport we'd never been to before
We were on short final and nothin' was looking right
I was seein' red over red, and white over white
And I couldn't seem to remember how that saying went anyway
But I was staring straight down at the runway
And all I could think of was, I was setting myself up to ungraciously dismantle this perfectly good little airplane
And then off in the distance, I heard a voice
And I think it was that of my flight instructor sayin'
"You can always go around"

[Chorus]
You can always go around
If it don't look right comin' down
Don't wait until you're sideways maybe slidin' on the ground
You can always go around

[Verse 2]
I know back when
When I learned to fly
My instructor was yellin' in my ear
"Power in, carb heat cold, climb out pitch, flaps to go, take it 'round the patch one more time again!"
But I know now
He was showin' me that just because the nose is pointin' down
If it doesn't look right, give it one more try
You can always go around

[Chorus]
You can always go around (go around)
If it don't look right comin' down (comin' down)
Don't wait until you're sideways maybe slidin' upside down
You can always go around (go around)

[Verse 3]
You're comin' in
You see you're high and fast
But you're mind is set on somehow gettin' down
The runway leads to grass, that leads into trees
Little beads of sweat are drippin' down from your 'brow
You still got time
Simply change your mind
Would sure be nice to fly this plane again
With the wings still straight
This ain't no place to hesitate
Pitch and power, gear and flaps, hey go around!

[Chorus]
You can always go around (go around)
If it don't look right comin' down (comin' down)
Don't wait until you're sideways maybe slidin' on the ground
You can always go around (go around)

[Bridge]
[Instrumental]

[Chorus x5]
You can always go around (go around)
If it don't look right comin' down (comin' down)
Don't wait until you're sideways maybe slidin' on the ground
You can always go around (go around)