Name: 38,000 feet
Duration: 4 min 28 s
Channel: Andy Laverghetta
Description: Open-D tuning song about a cross country flight with the wife and kids...

38,000 feet

Andy Laverghetta

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Open-D tuning song about a cross country flight with the wife and kids...

prog rock double leads metal guitarist

Andy Laverghetta

Guitarist/vocalist influenced heavily by legends like Iron Maiden and Megadeth, and eventually by prog metal bands like Fates Warning and Dream Theater. Have p

Rock/metal guitarist/vocalist for over 25+ years, enjoying the opportunity to write, record, and share music.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Rock

Charts

Peak #123

Peak in subgenre #25

Author

Andy Laverghetta

Rights

2012

Uploaded

September 22, 2012

Track Files

MP3

MP3 5.1 MB • 160 kbps • 4:28

Story behind the song

Thanksgiving 2011 we flew to San Diego from Orlando with my wife and three girls, who at the time were 6, 4, and 11 months.  We had a layover in Houston.  I went into the day expecting the worst, but told myself to take everything in stride.  I wrote this while on the plane between Orlando and Houston...

Lyrics

Lift off
Leaving the ground and the troubles below
Family in tow
Re-experiencing flight
Through the eyes of a 4 year old
Wide, excited eyes, not a care in her world
And I was reminded of the promise to myself
From this morning
I promise to let all the small stuff go

In flight
and I sit here writing away
No mental cramp or writer’s block today
Watching the kids take turns
Staring out the window
Taking in the visual spectacle
The world at 38,000 feet

I’m making the effort to be happy
and rewarded with happiness
We all deal with petty problems
But I find I enjoy the little things
The warmth of a little girl’s smile
And gratitude for the blessing of my family

I don’t know what Houston will bring
But I’m ready
And I’ll take it all with a smile on my face

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