Mamma called this morning, said Son won't you come back home? I ain't been feelin' good but I know it won't be long Don't keep me waiting I wanna touch your face again Oh, what a good life it's been Now I'm ready to fly I wanna see your daddy again I'm ready to fly All my family and friends I know they're out there waiting In a place beyond the sky Oh, I'm ready to fly Hard times was '69 The war was raging on That's the reason my daddy left And never made it back home It was tough for all of us But mamma smiled everyday Oh, it's so hard to hear her say Now I'm ready to fly I wanna see your daddy again I'm ready to fly All my family and friends I know they're out there waiting In a place beyond the sky So now I'm ready to fly She made sure she’d never let us see her crying But those tears on the pillow she couldn't hide Now I'm ready to fly I wanna see your daddy again I'm ready to fly All my family and friends I know they're out there waiting In a place beyond the sky Son, now I'm ready to fly I wanna see your daddy again I'm ready to fly, fly, fly All my family and friends I know they're out there waiting In a place beyond the sky I'm ready to fly I'm ready to fly I'm ready to fly I'm ready to fly Fly, fly, fly