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 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 wonder did you toss and turn as I roared out of sight I flew over our house last night