Song : Flying Without Wings

 

Everybody's looking for that something
One thing that makes it all complete
You'll find it in the strangest places
Places you never knew it could be

Some find it in the face of their children
Some find it in their lover's eyes
Who can deny the joy it brings
When you've found that special thing?
You're flying without wings

Some find it sharing every morning
Some in their solitary lives
You'll find it in the words of others
A simple line can make you laugh or cry

You'll find it in the deepest friendship
The kind you cherish all your life
And when you know how much that means
You've found that special thing
You're flying without wings

So impossible as it may seem
You've got to fight for every dream
'Cause who's to know which one you let go
Would have made you complete

Well, for me, it's waking up beside you
To watch the sunrise on your face
To know that I can say, "I love you"
In any given time or place

The little things that only I know
Those are the things that make you mine
And it's like flying without wings
'Cause you're my special thing
I'm flying without wings

And you're the place my life begins
And you'll be where it ends
I'm flying without wings
And that's the joy you bring
I'm flying without wings

"Flying Without Wings" is a song released by Irish boy band Westlife from their self-titled debut studio album (1999).

The song was written by Wayne Hector and Steve Mac. In an interview with HitQuarters Hector said the basic idea for the song came to him while on a break from working on a hip hop session with Ezi Cut in Los Angeles :

"I came up with a couple of lines for the first verse and then phoned my mama’s house, left it on the answering machine, and said, “Don’t get rid of this!”

Upon returning to England, Hector went into the studio to work on the idea with long-time songwriting partner and producer Steve Mac. When the two discussed what the song was about they agreed that, "this is about our wives. This is about the things that make our lives complete." According to Hector the lyrics were completed in about half an hour.

The song is about looking for someone or something to complete your life. Flying without wings is a phrase that refers to the natural high that a person gets from something that makes them really happy. The feeling is similar to flying and there is no mind-altering substance involved.

Everyone has something different that gives them this feeling of euphoria. For a new mother, it is probably her newborn baby. People who are deeply in love with each other get that "flying without wings" feeling just from looking at each other. For other people, children that give them a great feeling of joy.

The special thing or person that makes one's life complete can be something or someone that is right in front of you. Some people have to search far for it, others find that it's right in front of them. One of the important pieces of advice in the song is that you hold onto your dreams because whatever you let go of may have been the thing that completed your life.

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http://www.musicbanter.com/lyrics/Ruben-Studdard-Flying-Without-Wings.html