I'd say life's a different story when you're facing certain death I wonder did they kick back when they knew the game was up Static on the radio ain't no soundtrack to this end Stick on a bit of Wagner and we'll go down, let's see if we skim Maybe there's no time for grand exits and pause Twistin' of propellers, choppin' at the froth And as she turned to Fred she saw the fear in his eyes And whatever was between them was heavy in the last word he said AmeliaOr maybe they went on to grow oranges and pears On their own island Amelia and FredShe'd dance for him in the evenin's, as the red sun fell He'd sit there smilin' up at her thinkin' this is just swell Take me now Some say she resurfaced as a Tokyo Rose Talkin' on the radio, tellin' sweeter lies But remember when the farmer asked have you flown far She just smiled back at him and said I've come from AmericaAmelia Time has cast its shadow, the story lost its legs Our favorite missin' person still rears her head Not on a milk carton just some bones on a beach That just might be a tall white girl called AmeliaOh, AmeliaJust might be a tall white girl called AmeliaOh, AmeliaIt's just like flyin', just like flyin' It's just like flyin', just like flyin' It's just like flyin'