I left on a jet plane for faraway lands
And my expectations are much less than grand
'Cause I'm sitting here next to this overdressed man
And I only want you next to me

Well you know I love flying, especially at night
And I asked for the window but I got the eye
And I'm grumbling next to this overdressed guy
And I only want you next to me
Yes I only want you next to me

Now this high road I've taken, this distance that kills
Would be easier traveled if not for thе guilt
'Cause it ain't circumstances that drove us to this
No, I chosе to be flyin' away

But that really don't matter that much, I suppose
In light of the distance between us that grows
'Cause I'm here and you're there now and all that I know
Is I don't want to be on this plane
No, I don't want to be on this plane

Now these clouds appear solid but the plane barrels through
An illusion of substance without any truth
So I'll rest on Your wings, Lord, and savor the view
And I won't let my fear in the way
And I'll try to consider it joy while I'm here
'Cause I read that I'm blessed if I persevere
God fashions a crown from the pain and the tears
And He carries us all of the way
Oh, yes He carries me all of the way

Now the thing about airplanes I noticed this time
Is you can't look ahead and you can't look behind
But you can see where you are when you look out the side
You can try to recover some peace

In these thunderhead mountains all cottony white
The works of my Maker, I'm flying beside
But I can't hardly see past this overdressed guy
Oh, I only want you next to me
Jamie, I only want you next to me