Cover art for Fly Away With Me by Tom Walker
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Fly Away With Me Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm strummin' on the corner
About to catch the last train home
I'll have to jump the barriers
So can you spare a penny for my thoughts?
I've been praised upon the pavements
Passers by don't pay much

Chased away by neighbors
Seen things you couldn't make up

[Pre-Chorus]
If the streets could talk, they'd tell a story or two
I'll paint a picture for you
I can tell you what it feels like
To lose your home on a cold night
Can you see the blood in my red eyes?
Have another toke; we'll forget life

[Chorus]
So come on fly away with me
To a place where we could be anyone we wanna be
And we can bottle up our fears
Brew a taste so sweet, knock us off our feet and more
Burn our troubles
Inhale them all

Paint our future on a fractured wall
So come on fly away with me
To a place where we can be anyone we wanna be
[Verse 2]
Still in the station when I wake up
I missed the last train home
Jump back over the barriers
No ones got a penny for my flaws
I'ma sleep upon the pavement
Passers by don't say much
Tutted at by strangers
Dreamt things you'd never dream of

[Pre-Chorus]
If these streets could talk, they'd tell a story or two
I'll paint a picture for you
I can tell you what it feels like
To lose something you love on a cold night
As the cars roll by under the street lights
There's only one way I can forget life

[Chorus]
So come on fly away with me
To a place where we could be anyone we wanna be
And we can bottle up our fears
Grow a taste so sweet, knock us off our feet and more
Burn our troubles
Inhale them all

Paint our future on a fractured wall
So come on fly away with me
To a place where we can be anyone we wanna be
[Post-Chorus]
Woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo
We could be anyone we wanna be
Woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo
We could be anyone we wanna be

[Bridge]
These streets I'm walking
They started talking to me oh oh

Can't you see yeah, ayy, yeah?
There's only one way outta here
We have to face the things we fear
And we could be anyone we wanna be
Yeah, we could be anyone we wanna be

[Chorus]
So come on fly away with me
To a place where we could be anyone we wanna be
And we can bottle up our fears
Grow a taste so sweet knock us off our feet and more
Burn our troubles
Inhale them all

Paint our future on a fractured wall
So come on fly away with me
To a place where we can be anyone we wanna be
[Post-Chorus]
Woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo
We could be anyone we wanna be
Woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo
We could be anyone we wanna be

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This song is about a man who is either poor or homeless trying to earn a living by playing music on the streets.
The pre-chorus outlines how he’s experienced things the average person hasn’t, such as becoming homeless and sleeping outside.
The chorus talks about the different ways he can escape, either through alcohol or smoking. Both are ways that he can fly away from the hardships of his life.

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Release Date
July 24, 2016
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