just a small request from this human to a god let me ask you a favor that might seem a little odd im at a loss i need to cross the ocean wide and i need to do it soon like tomorrow afternoon if thats okay loan me some wings for a day loan me some wings for a day they dont need to be angels wings im sure theyre in demand something better than a chicken or a penguin would be grand i just cant wait shes set the date to marry him and it really should be me which explains the urgency i cant delay loan me some wings for a day loan me some wings for a day i promise i wont use them for a daredevil career i wont buzz the white house or race seagulls at the pier i wont get caught doing naughty things with pigeons or cropdusting in des moines i wont run off to join cirque de soleil loan me some wings for a day loan me some wings for a day bridge loan me some wings for a day loan me some wings for a day i wouldnt ask this of anybody else im sure you sympathize cause youre the one who made those lips and put the sparkle in her eyes its not your fault i said the things i said i dont blame you for making me a fool but with these wings ill fly right to her side this time ill follow through ah c mon god id do the same for you just a small request from a human to a god before she throws that last bouquet loan me some wings for a day loan me some wings for a day