That old Kentucky moon was shinin' bright as day
The stars were twinklin' in the Milky Way
The pilot said, "If you look close, there's Frankfurt on the right"
I flew over our house last night

Thirty thousand feet below me, you were fast asleep
Thirty thousand feet above I almost stopped to weep
So close and yet so far away, so wrong and yet so right
I flew over our house last night

For just one second I thought I was back in town
The man your friends all say has only brought you down
The airline hostess asked me, "Sir, are you sure that you're alright?"
I flew over our house last night

Thirty thousand feet below me, you were fast asleep
And thirty thousand feet above I almost stopped to weep
I wonder did you toss and turn as I roared out of sight
I flew over our house last night