The strangest thing happened to me On my way home Upon the road was the biggest thing I'd ever seen A flying ship from the heavens White as a bone And I said to myself This can't be happening to me. There goes around and round the solution How can I afford to let you go? The changes are there- They're everywhere now The thought of having them Turns me on fire Give me Wings, wings of desire Oh oh wings, wings of desire Wings, the things I desire Soons enough came a silhouette Out of the light And spoke to me in a tone Which I could not discern Then he turned and walked away Right out of sight And where he's going is None of my concern Ten to one that I never see My friend again And if I do it will be On my worldly end And to this day I still recall What he gave to me The power of desire To be the best that I could be