John Cooperider - I Escaped Into a Dream

from 13,760 Feet - My Personal Hole in the Sky by A TWA Flight 800 Memoir by Mark L Berry

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Companion Song: 13,760 Feet - My Personal Hole in the Sky
Chapter 33 – Going South in Eastern Europe

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Lyrics:

The Formula One was waiting for me
Just an autobahn ride down to Hungary
Freddy and I in his cherry sports car
Left Vienna one day at two hundred per hour

We’re meeting some girls, he confided in me
I know that you’ll like them, just wait and see
They’re young little virgins and Schumacher fans
I’ve arranged everything, I’ve made all the plans

“Virgins,” you say? Did I hear that one right?
Wanted out of the car, but there was nowhere in sight
I escaped into a dream – Dreaming I’d run far away
Only in my dream, could I make this go away

These girls fulfill my need, Freddy said through my haze
So I can spread my seed; his words seemed cra-zy

“Seed,” did he say? Did I hear that one right?
Wanted out of the car, but there was nowhere in sight
I escaped into a dream – Dreaming I’d run far away
Only in my dream, could I make this go away

Twin girls offered up by their father, each one barely fourteen
Their giggled misunderstanding at what this all could mean

“Fourteen,” did he say? Did I hear that one right?
Wanted out of the car, but there was nowhere in sight
I’ve gotta escape, but I can’t see the light
Wanted out of the car, but there was nowhere in sight
I escaped into a dream – Dreaming I’d run far away
Only in my dream, could I make this go away

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from 13,760 Feet - My Personal Hole in the Sky, track released September 28, 2013
Words by Mark L Berry & Timothy Miller
Music by John Cooperider
Performed by John Cooperider

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Mark’s an airline pilot with an MFA from Fairfield University, author of a memoir and two novels, contributing editor for Airways magazine, and former managing editor for Mason's Road literary journal. His work has also appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and newspapers. He lives in St. Louis, MO near the big staple in the middle of the USA map. Locals call it: The Arch. ... more

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