That old Kentucky moon was shinin' bright as day
The stars were twinklin' in the milky way
The pilot said "If you look close, there's Frankfort on the right"
I flew over our house last night
Thirty thousand feet below me, you were fast asleep
And thirty thousand feet above I almost stopped to weep
So close and yet so far away, so wrong and yet so right
I flew over our house last night
For just one second I thought I was back in town
The man your friends all say has only brought you down
The airline hostess asked me sir "Are you sure that you're alright"
I flew over our house last night
Thirty thousand feet below me, you were fast asleep
And thirty thousand feet above I almost stopped to weep
I wondered did you toss n' turn as I roared out of sight
I flew over our house last night