[Verse 1] It has always been in the back of my mind Dreaming about going to the corners of time I always wanted to fly in strange machines [Chorus 1] I wanna do centuries in a lifetime And feel it with my hands Touch the World War II and Cleopatra Flying... [Verse 2] Could it be that my dream would come true Building a machine that would actually do What I want it to do [Verse 3] Russian revolution, let's do that in one day Beethoven and Gershwin, I think that would be OK More than anything I wanna fly in strange machines [Chorus 2] I wanna do centuries in a lifetime And see it with my eyes Watch Jesus rise, if he ever did Flying... [Chorus 3] I wanna do centuries in a lifetime And feel it with my hands Touch the Renaissance and Chaka Khan Flying...