Over - Jason Robert Brown

Way down there is a little brown square

Where I served since the 10th of December

Down below are some people I know

That I’m now fighting hard to remember

I can’t see any grass, any tree

Any girls getting tanned in the sand I’m flying over

Take that route where the pavement runs out

There’s the door to the truck I was driving

Past that hill, there’s another truck filled

With the guys who are stuck with surviving

Take that turn, you can see it still burn —

You could choke from the smoke in the wind I’m flying over

I’m flying over, over and over

I’m flying over, over and over

I’m flying over, over and over

Back to you

Hey there, Jane, half-asleep on the train —

There’s no way to explain that I’m sorry

Knock on wood, the insurance is good

You can fin’lly afford that Ferrari

We both know how I wanted to go

But I dreamed ev’ry day of the streets I’m flying over

Down there, Jane, once I get off the plane

Just relax when you sign the releases

Don’t be scared — I’ve been cleaned and prepared;

You won’t see how my head was in pieces

Just stay calm and take care of my Mom

And make sure you salute that flag that’s flying over

I’m flying over, over and over

I’m flying over, over and over

I’m flying over, over and over

Back to you

Keep crying, Jane, ‘til somebody hears you

Keep crying, Jane, ‘til somebody hears you

Keep crying, Jane, keep crying

Keep crying…