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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee
Bass Guitar
Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson
Electric Guitar
Neil Peart
Neil Peart
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee
Composer
Neil Peart
Neil Peart
Lyrics
Rush
Rush
Arranger
Terry Brown
Terry Brown
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rush
Rush
Producer
John Woloschuk
John Woloschuk
Assistant Recording Engineer
Terry Brown
Terry Brown
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Why try? I know why
This feeling inside me says, "It’s time I was gone"
Clear head, new life ahead
It’s time I was king, now not just one more pawn
[Chorus]
Fly by night, away from here
Change my life again
Fly by night, goodbye, my dear
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend
[Verse 2]
Moon rise, thoughtful eyes
Staring back at me from the window beside
No fright or hindsight
Leaving behind that empty feeling inside
[Chorus]
Fly by night, away from here
Change my life again
Fly by night, goodbye, my dear
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend, whoa
[Chorus]
Fly by night, away from here
Change my life again
Fly by night, goodbye, my dear
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend
[Verse 3]
Start a new chapter
And find what I’m after
It’s changing every day
[Verse 4]
The change of the seasons
Enough of a reason
To want to get away
[Verse 5]
Quiet and pensive
My thoughts apprehensive
The hours drift away
[Verse 6]
Leaving my homeland
Playing a lone hand
My life begins today
[Chorus]
Fly by night, away from here
Change my life again
Fly by night, goodbye, my dear
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend
[Chorus]
Fly by night, away from here
Change my life again
Fly by night, goodbye, my dear
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend
Written by: Geddy Lee, Neil Peart

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