Airport lyrics

I stand on the tallest building
and stare down at the grey runway
and the tail-smoke of the Boeing jet
that`s taking you so far away.

Believe me, I don`t want you to leave me;
look in my eyes and you`ll see them
filled with pain.
Imagine just how sad I`ll be
in some future day when I turn
and no longer see your face.
All I can now cry is goodbye, love, goodbye.

In a week, in a month, in a year,
in a lifetime how I`ll feel none can tell.
All I know is now you`re going
there`s really no-one here to help.

Believe me.

Already it`s too late, you`re through the boarding-gate
and walking on the tarmac.
Already you are free, already you`ve left me
and cannot bear to look back,
can you?

A brief taxi on the runway,
then up into the stilling night sky;
and I`m standing on the observation tower,
my eyes too dimmed by distance to cry.

Believe me.

All I can now do is walk away alone,
without you.
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