Scandinavian Skies

Album: The Nylon Curtain (1982)
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  • The sins of Amsterdam were still a recent surprise
    And we were flying over Scandinavian Skies
    We climbed towards the sun
    We turned and cursed as one
    We pulled the shades
    And closed our eyes, eye-eye-eye-eyes

    The Stockholm city lights
    Were slowly starting to rise
    And we were strapped against those Scandinavian skies
    The landing gear came down
    And touched the Swedish ground
    And we were all so paralyzed, 'yz-'y-'y-'yzed, 'yz-'y-'y-'yzed

    On the plane
    We were mainly sound and lights
    In the veins
    We could play the blues all night
    Night
    Night

    The tour of Germany Was bleeding into our eyes
    And we were sailing over Scandinavian skies
    We had the Midas touch
    Until we met the Dutch
    And they exhausted our supplies, 'ie-'ie-'ie-'ies, 'ie-'ie-'ie-'ies

    Who's to pay?
    For this international flight
    Who could stay
    We were only there for the night

    We watched the power fall
    Inside the Oslo hall
    While all the cold Norwegians cried, 'ie-'ie-'ie-'ied

    Who could say
    What was left and where was right?
    By the way
    I could play the blues all night Writer/s: Billy Joel
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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