Flying Away Lyrics – Real Women Have Curves
Flying Away Lyrics
Ana
[Verse 1]
Should've told 'em then and there
Now I made myself a mess
And really what the hell is wrong with me?
Why do I always second-guess?
They gave up so much
So I could have more
And?if?I?don't go
What was?all of it?for?
[Chorus]
Flying away
The wind on my side
Taking on chance on me
Looking ahead for the first time
But could I fly away
Without her on my side?
[Verse 2]
Summer heat and summer sweat
Dragging me down
What's the point of having wings at all
If I never leave the ground?
Why settle for less?
I'll impress them and show
I belong skyward bound
[Chorus]
Flying away
Doing it all
If I can prove her wrong
Mayb? my dreams wouldn't have to be small
I'll find a way
To get them on my side
[Bridge]
Fly to the edge of it all and rewrite my story
Show that I'm so much more than a face in the crowd
And the fact that I reach is the reason they're proud
Maybe then she would give me her blessing
If I can be brave enough to show I can fly
[Chorus]
Flying away
I'll make her see
That I'm gonna change the world
And still, be the daughter she wants me to be
Could I fly away
With the wind on my side?
I hope that I'll fly
With them on my side
Should've told 'em then and there
Now I made myself a mess
And really what the hell is wrong with me?
Why do I always second-guess?
They gave up so much
So I could have more
And?if?I?don't go
What was?all of it?for?
[Chorus]
Flying away
The wind on my side
Taking on chance on me
Looking ahead for the first time
But could I fly away
Without her on my side?
[Verse 2]
Summer heat and summer sweat
Dragging me down
What's the point of having wings at all
If I never leave the ground?
Why settle for less?
I'll impress them and show
I belong skyward bound
[Chorus]
Flying away
Doing it all
If I can prove her wrong
Mayb? my dreams wouldn't have to be small
I'll find a way
To get them on my side
[Bridge]
Fly to the edge of it all and rewrite my story
Show that I'm so much more than a face in the crowd
And the fact that I reach is the reason they're proud
Maybe then she would give me her blessing
If I can be brave enough to show I can fly
[Chorus]
Flying away
I'll make her see
That I'm gonna change the world
And still, be the daughter she wants me to be
Could I fly away
With the wind on my side?
I hope that I'll fly
With them on my side
Co-composed by Joy Huerta (of Jesse and Joy) and Benjamin Velez. Performed by: Joy Huerta, Nadia DiGiallonardo, Rich Mercurio, and Yair Evnine.
It’s the summer of 1987, and Ana Garcia dreams of flying away from East Los Angeles. But when her family’s garment business receives a make-or-break order for 200 dresses, Ana finds herself juggling her ambitions, her mother’s expectations, and a community of women all trying to make it work against the odds. Based on the play by Josefina López that inspired the iconic hit film, REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL is “a winner, with a big heart and joyous abandon” (The Boston Globe). “It makes us feel we can all soar!” (WBUR)
Editor, Producer: Benjamin Velez
Masterer, Mixer, Recorded By: Danny Lapidus
Editor, Producer: Joy Huerta
Editor, Producer: Nadia DiGiallonardo
Editor, Mixer, Producer, Recorded By: Rich Mercurio
Composer: Benjamin Velez
Composer: Joy Huerta
Music video
Real Women Have Curves Lyrics: Song List
- Act I
- Make It Work
- De Nada
- Flying Away
- Jugglin
- If I Were a Bird
- De Nada (Reprise)
- Daydream
- Already Know You
- Oye Muchacha
- Act II
- Flying Away / If I Were a Bird (Reprise)
- Adios Andres
- Siempre Mi Gente
- Make It Work (Reprise)
- Real Women Have Curves
- Doin' It Anyway
- Life Is Like A Dance
- Flying Away (Reprise)
- Finishing The Dresses
- Daydream (Reprise)
- Itzel’s Letter
- I Got It Wrong