[Verse 1: Wailing mezzo female lead, strong and clear, drumline marching] Forty years in a town with a single light Corn on the left and a silo on the right Never been higher than the water tower ladder Never seen the sea, said it didn't really matter Bought a ticket on a Tuesday with the money in the can Shaking at the counter like a girl, not a woman Gate number nine and a carry-on bag Boarding pass folded like a little white flag [Chorus: Wailing mezzo female lead, belted, wailing, full drums] Give me the window seat, I want to see it all Every road I never took, every wall I waited forty years to be this small Give me the window seat, I want to see it all [Verse 2: Wailing mezzo female lead, wailing, gathering] Engines roaring and my hands on the rest Man in the middle seat says first time, I guess Wheels leave the ground and my stomach goes too I'm laughing like a fool with my face to the view There goes the highway, there goes the mall There goes the town like a toy by the wall There goes the diner where I poured for twenty years Getting smaller and smaller till it all disappears [Chorus: Wailing mezzo female lead, belted, wailing, full drums] Give me the window seat, I want to see it all Every road I never took, every wall I waited forty years to be this small Give me the window seat, I want to see it all [Bridge: Wailing mezzo female lead, cloud break, the drumline builds under her through grey cloud, then the guitars and full drums burst open as the plane breaks into sun] Grey on the glass Grey on the wing Grey like the town and the same old thing Then the light Then the light Then the whole sky [Verse 3: Wailing mezzo female lead, wailing at full power] Above the clouds and the sun on my face Nobody told me there was this much space Man in the middle says when you flying back I show him the ticket, there's no return on that Quit at six this morning, left the apron on the hook Left the keys in the register, didn't take a look Ocean in an hour and I'm never going home Forty years on the ground and I'm finally flown [Chorus: Wailing mezzo female lead, belted, wailing, full drums, the biggest it gets] Give me the window seat, I want to see it all Every road I never took, every wall I waited forty years to be this small Give me the window seat, I want to see it all [Outro: Wailing mezzo female lead, strong and open, the guitars ring out and fade] There it is There's the sea [End]