Paper Plane

Album: Piledriver (1972)
Charted: 8
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  • Riding on a big white butterfly
    I turned my back away towards the sky
    I closed my eyes to look for something
    Saw myself as really nothing
    Then I realized my butterfly
    Wasn't really up there with me
    We all make mistakes, forgive me
    Would you like to ride my butterfly?

    Riding on a long blue paper plane
    Getting seasick, sorry once again
    Landing strip is getting oh!
    Hope the fog lifts, makes it clearer
    Then I realized my paper plane
    Wasn't really up there with me
    We all make mistakes, forgive me

    Would you like to ride my paper plane?

    Riding in a three grand Deutsche car
    A to B is often very far
    Home is near, but such a long way
    Legs and heads all feel the wrong way
    Then I realized my Deutsche car
    Is only there to get me somewhere
    Even so I really do care
    Would you like to ride my Deutsche car? Writer/s: FRANCIS DOMINIC MICHAEL NICOLA ROSSI, ROBERT KEITH YOUNG
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Steve from Canberra AustraliaPaper plane is one of Status Quo's best songs. Extremely underrated.
  • Harold from San Bernadino, CaStatus Quo has got to be one of the most underrated bands ever! Paper Plane has got to be one of their best.
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