Intro:
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Verse 1:
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I could be a rambler from the seven dials
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I don't pay taxes 'cause I never file
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I don't do business that don't make me smile
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I love my aeroplane 'cause she's got style
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I'm a treetop flyer
Verse 2:
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I will fly any cargo you can pay to run
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These bush league pilots just can't get the job done
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You got to fly down into the canyons, you'll never see the sun
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There's no such thing as an easy run
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For a treetop flyer
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I'm flyin' low, I'm in high demand
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Go fifteen feet off the Rio Grande
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I'll blow the mesquite right up off the sand
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Seldom seen, especially when I land
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I'm a treetop flyer
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Born Survivor
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People been asking me, 'Where'd you learn to fly that way?'
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Was over in Vietnam, chasin' NVA
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The government taught me, and they taught me right
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Stay down under the treeline, and you might be alright
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I'm a treetop flyer
Verse 5:
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So I'm comin' home, I'm runnin' low and fast
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I promised my woman this is gonna be my last
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I get the ship down, I tie her fast
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Then some old boy walks up, and he says 'Hey son, you wanna make some fast cash?'
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I'm a treetop flyer
Verse 6:
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Well there's things I am, and there's things I'm not
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I am a smuggler and I could get shot
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Aint going to die, I ain't goin' to get caught
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'Cause I'm a flyin' fool and my aeroplane is just too hot
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I'm a treetop flyer
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Born survivor, usually
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Work alone