Ballad of Fred Noonan Lyrics

CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO: G Bm C Am
Your eyes would shine, Amelia
And I mistook it for love
When you asked me to go
As your celestial navigator
We would round the earth together
I would work the radio
Oh, but Amelia all those miles were just a sum
You were living on a runway, what were you running from?
But I loved you open-hearted
And I held your hand at night
High above the Pacific Sea
Still, it's like you were flying solo
And I was only standing by
On your flight of fancy
Never looked back 'til we were running out of fuel
We were running out of land, I was running out of you
CHORUS:
Oh, Amelia, but don't I feel like a clown
Ohh, you went down in history
Well, me, I just went down
Oh oh oh, sweet Amelia, you will never be found
Didn't even know your own heart
Hey, but it don't matter now, hmmmm
Your sustenance was fame and
You were starving for a thrill
Not afraid of a thing
Couldn't you've wished upon a rainbow
Just like everybody else?
But you had to wish on lightning
Ohh, and I was just a pawn in your adventure
Oh, and I was just a casualty of a stubborn will
CHORUS:
Oh, Amelia, but don't I feel like a clown
Ohh, you went down in history
Well, me, I just went down
Oh oh oh, sweet Amelia, you will never be found
Didn't even know your own heart
Hey, but it don't matter now
The more I think about it now
It's only up above the clouds
That our love was ever real
And as the mist grew thicker
At the static's eerie silence
My heart stood still
Oh, and the last thing that you said was, you were sorry
I did it for love, you did it for glory
CHORUS:
Oh, Amelia, but don't I feel like a clown
Ohh, you went down in history
Well, me, I just went down
Oh oh oh, sweet Amelia, you will never be found
Didn't even know your own heart
Hey, but it don't matter now, hmmmmm