**VERSE 1** C F We wrote a prelude, for our own fairy tale C Am F And bought a parachute, at a church rummage sale C Am F And with a mean sewing machine, and miles of thread C Am F We sewed the day above L. A. in navy and red. C F We roamed a racetrack, through your mom's kitchen chairs C Am F And fought the shadows back, down your dark basement stairs. C Am F I lit a match and let it catch, to light up the room C Am F C And you yelled as we beheld, an old maroon hot air balloon. **CHORUS** C F Am I'll be out of my mind, and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon C F Am So let's spend the afternoon, in a cold hot air balloon C F Am Leave your jacket behind, lean out and touch the tree tops over town C F Am I can't wait to kiss the ground, wherever we touch back down. **VERSE 2** C F We drank the great lakes, like cold lemonade C Am F And both got stomach aches, sprawled out in the shade. C Am F Swore to death you held your breath, and I tried not to yawn. C Am F You made my frown turn upside down, and now my worries are gone. **CHORUS** C F Am I'll be out of my mind, and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon C F Am So let's spend the afternoon, in a cold hot air balloon. C F Am Leave your jacket behind, lean out and touch the tree tops over town. C F Am I can't wait to kiss the ground, wherever we touch back down. C F Am I'll be out of my mind, and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon C F Am So let's spend the afternoon, in a cold hot air balloon. C F Am Leave your jacket behind, lean out and touch the treetops over town. C F Am I can't wait to kiss the ground, wherever we touch back down.
