Lyrics to
High Flyer

This version of High Flyer was released by Status Quo in 1979.

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Here we go another twenty four hours
Every one of them away from you
I’m laughing when I ought to be crying
Baby tell me are you crying too
You see a room in a five-star hotel
It never really meant much to me
Who needs a bottle of ’57
When the water back home is free?

I’m just a flyer, getting higher
Yeah I’m getting higher, a high flyer

I’ve got no time on the highway
And too much time on the road
I’ve got no time on the highway
(on the highway)

Here we go another twenty four hours
Making money for the GPO
When we oughtta be taking it easy
We’re getting ready for another show
And every day when you’re all a-sleeping
And in the night you see the sun
I’m just a face in a crowd of people
Who want to tell me I’m the only one

I’m just a flyer, getting higher
Yeah I’m getting higher, a high flyer

But do I, do I, do I need to
I’m getting down when I’ve gotta get back to you
But do I, do I, do I want to
I’m getting down when I’ve gotta get back to you

I’m just a flyer, getting higher
Yeah I’m getting higher, a high flyer

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Status Quo has released many songs over the years besides High Flyer. Status Quo released songs from 1968 to 2007 spanning across albums like Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo, Spare Parts, Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon, Dog Of Two Head, Piledriver, Hello!, Quo, On The Level, Blue For You, Rockin' All Over The World, If You Can't Stand The Heat, Whatever You Want, Just Supposin', Never Too Late, 1+9+8+2, Back To Back, In The Army Now, Ain't Complaining, Perfect Remedy, Rock 'Til You Drop, Thirsty Work, Don't Stop, Under The Influence, Famous In The Last Century, Heavy Traffic, The Party Ain't Over Yet, and In Search Of The Fourth Chord. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Status Quo.

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About Lyrics and High Flyer by Status Quo

The lyrics to High Flyer are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Status Quo used when the song was created in 1979. The lyrics to High Flyer have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Status Quo and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to High Flyer by Status Quo. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to High Flyer" means the words set to the music of High Flyer, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Status Quo. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to High Flyer and the lyrics to High Flyer are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Status Quo who came here looking just for the lyrics to High Flyer, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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