DOORS TO MANUAL
(Music by Rob Wood / Lyrics by Steve McAndrew)

PILOT ANNOUNCEMENT
good afternoon ladies and gentleman. this is your captain rob wood speaking and i would like to welcome you aboard this timezone airlines scheduled flight to inverness.
assisting me today on the flight deck is first officer nick testa.
we will be departing shortly, with an expected flight time of just over an hour.
i will be speaking to you later on, giving you more information about the flight as well as the latest weather in inverness. meanwhile, please relax and enjoy your flight with us and thank you for your attention.

Verse 1
decent underway, now the gear down, soon you'll re-appear in my view
low wispy cloud can neither obscure or dampen my thoughts for you
flaps are down, over runway, then i see you by the car....and

Pre-Chorus 1
all at once my pulse increases
as my heart it shouts it's love for you

Chorus 1
DOORS TO MANUAL are the words i dreamed and surely soon will hear
elton sang of daniel, though he waved goodbye
never again will i, don't fear
we have to live for today
i won't depart this runway
without you by my side my dear

Bridge 1
next time these doors go to automatic
will signal our holiday's begun
our unbridled joy will overcome us
as together we fly into the sun
then again, DOORS TO MANUAL

Verse 2
departure lounge, i kissed you, it was so hard to let you go
then the delay on the runway, it seemed like fate conspired to slow
our painful farewell made so much harder by the fault beneath the plane
that could not detract from your face before me
but time she stood so still
but that was then and this is now

Chorus 2
DOORS TO MANUAL are the words i dreamed and surely soon will hear
elton sang of daniel, though he waved goodbye
never again will I, my dear
we have to live for today
i won't depart this runway
without you by my side my dear

Bridge 2
next time these doors do automatic
will signal our holiday's begun
our unbridled joy will overcome us
as together we fly into the sun
then again, DOORS TO MANUAL

Middle 8
fly away, fly away, fly away, fly away

Chorus 3
DOORS TO MANUAL, words etched in my mind that i surely soon will hear
elton's song of daniel, though he waved goodbye
never again will i, don't fear
we have to live for today
i won't depart this runway
without you by my side my dear

Outro
doors can go automatic
time no longer remains static
i can't wait to hear DOORS TO MANUAL
DOORS TO MANUAL
oh DOORS TO MANUAL
automatic to manual

Pilot Announcement 2
hello again ladies and gentlemen, welcome to inverness and thank you for flying with us today.
we hope you have a safe journey onwards and we look forward to you flying with us again.
cabin crew, all DOORS TO MANUAL and cross check please.

Comment:- This is a lyric about my love for Linda and our enforced separation due to my prior commitments of a Danish tour. I was on tour for seven and a half weeks and came back after four for a four day window to be with Linda before returning to Denmark and the tour's completion.
It screams my euphoria at the imminent opening of the doors and the meeting up in the arrivals lounge.
One should never be away from their true loved ones....never.

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