Mama called this morning, said
´Son won´t you come back home?
I ain´t been feelin´ good and
I know it won´t be long.´
Don´t keep me waiting
I wanna touch your face again.
Oh, what a good life it´s been.

Now I´m ready to fly
I wanna see your daddy again.
I´m ready to fly
All my family and friends.
I know they´re out there waiting
In a place beyond the sky.
I´m ready to fly.

Hard times of ´69
The war was ragin´ on
That´s the reason my daddy left
And never made it back home
It was tough for all of us
But mama smiled everyday
Oh, it´s so hard to hear her say.

Now I´m ready to fly
I wanna see your daddy again.
I´m ready to fly
All my family and friends.
I know they´re out there waiting
In a place beyond the sky.
So, I´m ready to fly.

She made sure she´d never let us see her cry
But those tears on the pillow she couldn´t hide

I´m ready to fly
I wanna see your daddy again.
I´m ready to fly
All my family and friends.
I know they´re out they´re waiting
In a place beyond the sky