Skyliner Dangling Sky

Intro: crooked piano, dry spoken-sung vocal

Well, we woke up at Pop Century With ambition in our eyes And took the Skyliner to Epcot Dangling through the Florida skies

Verse 1: wry, conversational

We were headed out for Remy That little rat from France But the line was wrapped around the world So we did not take that chance

We said, “How about Soarin’?” That seemed like a decent plan They had America’s two-fifty Flying over all the land

There were fireworks over mountains There were wheat fields, flags, and more And the children seemed impressed enough For folks who’d been up since four

Chorus: dry, warm, singable

It was our first parks day And we were doing fine Running on magic And standing in line

We had snacks, we had strollers We had sunscreen on our skin And every time the day got bigger We just jumped right in

Verse 2: Guardians section

Then Henry found the galaxy And would not let it go So we rode Guardians twice that day Because rider swap said so

Once he flew through space with Mama Once he flew through space with Dad Frances didn’t get to ride it Which I’ll admit looked pretty bad

But she met Mickey, Minnie, Goofy While the rockets made us spin And sometimes in a family That’s what you call a win

Chorus: slightly bigger

It was our first parks day And we were doing fine Running on magic And standing in line

We had plans, we had sunshine We had sweat upon our chin And every time the day got bigger We just jumped right in

Verse 3: Monorail / Magic Kingdom

Then we rode the Monorail Like transportation kings Went sailing toward the Kingdom Full of hope and other things

We took that loop around again A bonus ride for free The children got two Monorails And honestly, so did we

Nobody was angry Nobody made a scene We just took the scenic route On Disney’s finest machine

Bridge: piano break, dry vocal

Round and round the Monorail Past the same old view Sometimes the magic takes you there Sometimes it takes you two

Verse 4: Magic Kingdom rides

Then Big Thunder called to Frances For her first rollercoaster ride She came down off that mountain With some thunder still inside

We escaped the heat with Woody And Jessie for a while Then Philharmagic saved us With Donald Duck in style

Mine Train kept us moving Tiana took us down Through the bayou and the music On the wettest ride in town

Chorus: warmer

It was our first parks day And we were doing fine Running on magic And standing in line

We had courage, we had chaos We had children closing in And every time the day got bigger We just jumped right in

Verse 5: Minnie Van / dinner

Then a Minnie Van came rolling Like salvation painted red And carried us to Pop Century Where we found our room and beds

The kids looked at the pillows Like they’d found the promised land And dinner sounded foolish To our tired little band

But parents are negotiators In the fading evening light We made our little speeches And we tried with all our might

Final Chorus: full band but still loose

It was our first parks day And we were doing fine Running on magic And standing in line

We had rides, we had sunshine We had no more steps within And every time the day got bigger We just jumped right in

Outro: solo piano, spoken-sung, deadpan

We asked them all politely We bargained now and then We said, “Come on, let’s go to dinner” And we think we managed to convince them