Through clear skies tracking
lightly from far down the line
No fanfare, just a blip
on the screen
No quick conclusions now
everything will be fine
Short-circuit glitsch
and not what it seems
Flyingdale flyer
you're only half way there
Green screen liar
for a second or so
we were runningscared
<Interldue>
On late shift, feeling drowsy
eyes glued to the display
Dead cert alert lit
match to the straw
One last quick game of bowls
we can still win the day
Fail-safe forget the thing
that you saw
Flyingdale flyer
you're only half way there
Green screen liar
for a second or so
we were runningscared
<Interldue>
They checked the systems through
and they read A - O.K
Some tiny fuse
has probably blown
Sit back relax and soon
it will just go away
Keep your hands off
that red telephone
Flyingdale flyer
you're only half way there
Green screen liar
for a second or so
we were runningscared
Flyingdale flyer
you're only half way there
Green screen liar
for a second or so
we were runningscared
cked down
and they put you first in line
And so you finally ask yourself
just how big you are
and take your place in a wiser
world of bigger motor cars
<Intelrude>
So Where the hell was Biggles
when you needed him
last Saturday
And where were all the sportsmen
who always pulled you though
They're all resting down
in Cornwall
writing up their memoirs
for a paper-back edition
of the Boy Scout Manual
See there! A man born