Name: Fly Boy
Duration: P00H04M41S
Description: This track was inspired by the story of Colton Harris Moore, the "Barefoot Bandit", who taught himself how to fly as a boy and began stealing small cesna planes and flying around the country, evading authorities and creating a cult following

Fly Boy

from Magic by Paul J Phillips

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This track was inspired by the story of Colton Harris Moore, the "Barefoot Bandit", who taught himself how to fly as a boy and began stealing small cesna planes and flying around the country, evading authorities and creating a cult following

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Flyboy
by Paul J Phillips

I was born, a stick in the mud
No way out, my mother a stranger
Taught myself how to ﬂy
For me it was more than the danger

Flyboy, Flyboy

In Monroe County, 4th of July
I took that ﬁnal ﬂight
Headed south far as I could go
The stars were shining bright

Flyboy, Flyboy, Flyboy
Where you gonna go to now

As the world cheered, I disappeared
To the island of Abaco
I wasnʼt made for the sea
But how was I to ever know

Flyboy, Flyboy

They found me down in Elutheria town
I ran fast for the door
Chase to remember, I had them beat
Till I ran aground by the shore

Flyboy, Flyboy, Flyboy
Where you gonna go to now

Caught me this time, I donʼt mind
You can take from me anything
Standing here, gun to my head
Ainʼt gonna take my wings

Flyboy, Flyboy, Flyboy
Where you gonna go to now

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from Magic, released June 1, 2014

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Paul J Phillips New York, New York

"To experience the music of Paul Phillips is to immediately be connected to something old, something new and something wonderful all at once. Paul creates songs that are so universally relevant and captivating, that from the first time you hear them you feel like they have always been inside you..." Ring Street Records ... more

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