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Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky) Lyrics
Flying high in the friendly sky
Flying high without ever leavin' the ground, no
Rest of the folks are tired and weary
Oh Lord, and have laid their bodies down
Yeah-yeah, oh yeah
I go the place where danger awaits me
Oh Lord
And it's bound to forsake me (ooh Lord)
So stupid minded
I can't help it
Oh, so stupid minded
But I go crazy when I can't find it
In the morning, I'll be alright, my friend (oh Lord)
But soon the night will bring the pains
The pain, oh the pain
Flying high in the friendly sky, oh Lord
Without ever leaving the ground
Yeah-yeah
And I ain't seen nothing but trouble baby
Nobody really understands, no no (help me, somebody)
And I go to the place where good feelin' awaits me
Self-destruction's in my hand
Oh Lord, so stupid minded (can you help me? Can you help?)
Oh Lord, I go crazy when I can't find it (help me)
Well I know, I'm hooked, my friend (got to help me)
To the boy who makes slaves out of men (got to help me)
Oh-oh believe me
Flying high in a friendly sky
Oh baby, flyin' high
Ooh-hoo
Ooh-hoo
Flyin' high, in a friendly sky
Flying high without ever leavin' the ground, no
Rest of the folks are tired and weary
Oh Lord, and have laid their bodies down
Yeah-yeah, oh yeah
I go the place where danger awaits me
Oh Lord
And it's bound to forsake me (ooh Lord)
So stupid minded
I can't help it
Oh, so stupid minded
But I go crazy when I can't find it
In the morning, I'll be alright, my friend (oh Lord)
But soon the night will bring the pains
The pain, oh the pain
Without ever leaving the ground
Yeah-yeah
And I ain't seen nothing but trouble baby
Nobody really understands, no no (help me, somebody)
And I go to the place where good feelin' awaits me
Self-destruction's in my hand
Oh Lord, so stupid minded (can you help me? Can you help?)
Oh Lord, I go crazy when I can't find it (help me)
Well I know, I'm hooked, my friend (got to help me)
To the boy who makes slaves out of men (got to help me)
Oh-oh believe me
Flying high in a friendly sky
Oh baby, flyin' high
Ooh-hoo
Flyin' high, in a friendly sky
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i think this song is about drug addiction. perhaps marvin gaye's own drug addiction. i love the line: well i know i'm hooked, my friend, to the boy who makes slaves out of men" slaves out of men. yeah, that's what addiction does to you. working and working for no gain, really, tiring yourself out, you're under the control of something/one other than yourself. what you do is merely for "it". strong lyrics. i love marvin gaye.
Agree with moody.I'm sure it's about Marvin's struggles with drug addiction "And I go to the place where the good feelin' awaits me Selfdestruction in my hand" Amazing!
Going with the overall story of What's Going On, this song is about a Vietnam Vet who became hooked on drugs while on tour and is now back home in the US trying to deal with his addiction. He goes back to his vice because it is the one thing that he can connect from his time in the war to his time back home. Nothing from home made sense in Vietnam and nothing from Vietnam makes sense back home but his drugs are the one thing that he can experience in both places. He knows it's slowly killing him but he needs to find the only comfortable place he knows and by the end of the song he accepts that fact again at least for another night. Just my take.
This song is heartbreaking, every line so well chosen, one of the most harrowing songs you'll ever hear about drugs. We lost a true genius.