Jan. 15, 19681 viewer
Get to You Lyrics
Standing in the airport I am waiting for a plane
Goin' east to London, want to be back there again
It's the right time of year, all the trees are autumn brown
But I really only want to get to you
Sitting by the window, watching ocean going by
Seems I should be with you but how fast can this thing fly
Hey how it seemed like an eternity
All the time it took me trying to get to you
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Standing in the airport I am getting off the plane
Glad to be in London even though it's pouring rain
It's a bright sunny day when I see you run my way
But it took me twenty years to get to you
It's a bright sunny day when I see you run my way
But it took me twenty years to get to you
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Goin' east to London, want to be back there again
It's the right time of year, all the trees are autumn brown
But I really only want to get to you
Sitting by the window, watching ocean going by
Seems I should be with you but how fast can this thing fly
Hey how it seemed like an eternity
All the time it took me trying to get to you
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Standing in the airport I am getting off the plane
Glad to be in London even though it's pouring rain
It's a bright sunny day when I see you run my way
But it took me twenty years to get to you
It's a bright sunny day when I see you run my way
But it took me twenty years to get to you
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
Oh, that's a little better
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Genius Annotation
Erroneously credited to McGuinn/Hillman on the album credits, Roger McGuinn actually wrote this song with Gene Clark.
The song describes a plane trip to England, but in a much mellower way than the psychedelic experience of ‘Eight Miles High’.
There is a jazz influence in the song’s use of 5/4 time signature (that occasionally switches into waltz time)
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Double Bass [Bowed Upright Bass]
Cellos By
Violins by
Drums By
Bass By
Guitars By
Pedal Steel Guitar By
Backing Vocals By
Lead Vocals By
Release Date
January 15, 1968
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