ON A WING AND A PRAYER - Rock Opera by BRYANT STERLING

(THIS SONG IS NOT FOR SALE)

V 1 As I sit here, staring at you, a dusty faded photograph. Wondering if I'll make it back from this lonely, lonely dreaded path. The mighty guns of thunder have started raging as I shrink into despair. The jaws of hell have opened and in I'm walking, oh will you come to me there? Will you come to me there, on a wing and a prayer?

CHORUS: On a wing and a prayer, come to me through this horrid raging fury, on a wing and a prayer, come to me, GOD knows I need you here; can't hold back my tears.

V 2 The starry moonlight, the gentle night breeze, hides the dark's blinding glare. Of a thousand eyes, their sites set on me, but my mission's very clear. It's do or die in this situation, there's nothing holy about war. Blood for blood, past on for centuries, the devil's knocking on the door and begging for more, never evens the score!

CHORUS: So on a wing and a prayer, come to me through this horrid raging fury, on a wing and a prayer come to me, come to me here on a wing and a prayer .....BRIDGE: I feel a cold sweat breaking, now the battles' fully raging, the reek of death is all around! My life flashes before me, killing never had any glory, just a sad aftermath, and only blood for the bath!>SOLO>CHORUS: So on a wing and a prayer, come to me, through this horrid raging fury, on a wing and a prayer, come to me, through this horrid RAGING fury, on a wing and a prayer come to me here. On a wing and a prayer, on a wing and a prayer, I can see you so clear, just hold me near, through this darkness and fear .....REPEAT CHORUS OUT WITH TALKING ...BASE TO PILOT: What's the situation out there? PILOT TO BASE: I'm looking at HELL. All I see is bodies and blood! WAIT! I see one of ours! HE'S ALIVE! OH MY GOD! I see a woman standing next to him!>BASE TO PILOT: HOW THE HELL DID SHE GET INTO THAT ZONE?!
PILOT TO BASE: I don't know! Going down for a closer look! I see our man but the woman's gone! I know I saw a woman but she's not there now!
SEND ALL THE BIRDS AND BODY BAGS WE'VE GOT!!!!(Pilot thinking: I KNOW I SAW A WOMAN NEXT TO HIM, I KNOW IT! I KNOW IT!)

Lyrics / Melody Line / Title / concept / story line written and sung by: BRYANT STERLING: Copyright: TRY AND TRY AGAIN PUB. ASCAP 2006 MUSIC BY: Alex Campbell also ASCAP Copyright 2006 All instruments arranged and played by: Alex Campbell