Name: I Wanted Wings
Duration: P00H02M54S
Description: This is a cover of a traditional Air Force song. The author is unknown, but it was likely written during the 1940s, during or after WWII.

I Wanted Wings

by FitzDragon

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This is a cover of a traditional Air Force song. The author is unknown, but it was likely written during the 1940s, during or after WWII.

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I wanted wings 'til I got the Goddamned things
Now I don't want them anymore

They taught me how to fly, then they sent me off to die
I've had a belly full of war
You can save those Goddamned Zeros
For those other Goddamned heroes
Distinguished Flying Crosses
Do not compensate for losses, Buster

I wanted wings 'til I got the Goddamned things
Now I don't want them anymore

I'll take the dames while the rest go down in flames
I have got no desire to be burned
Air combat spells romance but it makes me wet my pants
I'm not a fighter I have learned
You can save those Mitsubishis
For those other sons-of-bitches
'Cause I'd rather make a woman
Than be shot down in a Grumman, Buster

I wanted wings 'til I got the Goddamned things
Now I don't want them anymore

I don't care to tour over Berlin or the Ruhr
Flak always makes me lose my lunch
I get the urge to pray when they holler, "Bombs away!"
I'd rather be home with the bunch
For there's one thing you can't laugh off
And that's when they shoot your ass off
I'd rather be home, Buster
With my ass than with a cluster, Buster

I wanted wings 'til I got the Goddamned things
Now I don't want them anymore

They feed us lousy chow, but we stay alive somehow
On dehydrated eggs and milk and stew
The rumor has it next they'll be dehydrating sex
That's the day I tell the coach, "I'm through"
I've managed all the dangers
The shooting back at strangers
But when I get home late
I want my woman straight, Buster

I wanted wings 'til I got the Goddamned things
Now I don't want them anymore

The day that we bombed Metz, I ran out of cigarettes
I always smoke one just for luck
They make them by the ton, but I haven't got a one
Oh, what I'd give to have just one butt
The home front may be pitching
But I'll still do my bitching
'Til I find a real sharp cookie
Who can mass produce some nookie, Buster

I wanted wings 'til I got the Goddamned things
Now I don't want them anymore

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released December 6, 2020
KID FITZY: Lead and backing vocals, vocal FX, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass
Produced and engineered by FITZDRAGON
Recorded at THE KITCHEN

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Indie folk/rock project from London, UK. Led by the American-born Kid Fitzy. Enjoy the music and feedback always welcomed.

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