I was bought on by my mother as her carry-on

She had me in the toilet when the seat-belt sign was on

I crawled up to the captain down the other end

I hid under the seats that's where I played pretend

And I ate the wild pretzel and the nuts that fell

And the screech of brakes was all I knew for my schoolbell

    And I know I've got the whole world at my feet

    In my window seat



I learned to eat the sweet, I learned to swallow hard

I learned to ease the pressure with free playing cards

Spent my teenage setting off all of the smoke alarms

Then running down the alley saying "please stay calm"

Met the girl in 7B, we tried to settle down

But we couldn't reach the aisle before we hit the ground

    And I know I've got the whole world at my feet

    In my window seat



And now the sisters of the sky think I'm deaf and dumb

As I wait around for upgrades that will never come

But I know that we will one day sit on his right hand

Be his automatic pilot when this plane must land

And the stewardess of Babylon will spread her arms

And show us all a thing or two about her charms

We'll be tempted by the devil with the magic wand

He'll make us stand with arms outstretched then wave us on

Into the great beyond (our boarding passes gone)

    And I know I've got the whole world at my feet

    In my window seat