Aces High Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble, we've got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheel blocks, there's no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Got to get airborne before it's too late
[Pre-Chorus]
Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving
[Chorus]
Run, live to fly
Fly to live, do or die
Won't you run, live to fly
Fly to live, aces high
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 1]
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble, we've got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheel blocks, there's no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Got to get airborne before it's too late
[Pre-Chorus]
Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving
[Chorus]
Run, live to fly
Fly to live, do or die
Won't you run, live to fly
Fly to live, aces high
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Roll over, spin round to come in behind them
Move to their blindsides and firing again
Bandits at 8 o'clock move in behind us
Ten ME-109s out of the sun
Ascending and turning our Spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them, I press down my guns
[Pre-Chorus]
Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, doing it again
Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving
[Chorus]
Run, live to fly
Fly to live, do or die
Won't you run, live to fly
Fly to live, aces high
Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Roll over, spin round to come in behind them
Move to their blindsides and firing again
Bandits at 8 o'clock move in behind us
Ten ME-109s out of the sun
Ascending and turning our Spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them, I press down my guns
[Pre-Chorus]
Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, doing it again
Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving
[Chorus]
Run, live to fly
Fly to live, do or die
Won't you run, live to fly
Fly to live, aces high
About
Genius Annotation
A rocking ditty about the aerial battles over Great Britain that occurred during WWII.
The song’s lyrics are written from the viewpoint of a British RAF pilot fighting against the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1940), the first military engagement to be fought entirely with aircraft.
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Credits
Producer
Writer
Vocals
Bass
Guitar
Drums
Mastering Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Engineer
Assistant Engineer
Illustration
Manufacturer
Phonographic Copyright ℗
Label
Recorded At
Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Released on
September 3, 1984
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