[Style: Alternative rock, driving guitar riffs, anthemic chorus, emotional male vocals, mid-tempo] [Verse 1] She’s got her keys on the counter One foot still on the ground Every time I pull her closer She looks at the door like she might back out I’ve been patient with the taxiing Down this runway made of doubt But the sky’s clear now, baby And the engines wanna shout [Chorus] So tell me now — are you coming or no? This runway’s short and the feeling’s grown Once these wheels up, there’s no turning back Just the rush of the clouds and a broken altimeter track Yeah, wheels up — say you won’t let go We can’t land this thing if we don’t both know [Ad-libs: C’mon… c’mon now… No turning back…] [Verse 2] I’ve been burned by the holding patterns Promises that never lift But you’re different in the moonlight Like a steady western wind shift I don’t need a co-pilot I need a hand to hold the wheel So pull the lever with me, darling Let’s show the ground how good it feels [Chorus] [Bridge - stripped down, guitar and vocal only] And I know you’ve got reasons to stay on the tarmac But I’ve never asked for forever, just a heading and a yes Let the ground crew wave us forward Let the last door close behind Either buckle in beside me Or let me leave you behind [Guitar solo - melodic, alt-rock] [Outro] Wheels up… (yeah) Wheels up… (c’mon now) No more taxiing in circles No more standing at the gate Wheels up… (tell me yes) Baby, don’t you make us wait [Whispered] Wheels up… No turning back now.
