We were leaving L.A. airport Me and Midland's misery On an early morning plane flight out To some radio XYZ Was a 1950's prob job That had seen much better days When we came on into the last appoach Saw the runway through a haze Chorus And the wheels ain't coming down All in mind our lives passed before my eyes And the wheels ain't coming down And you realize you wanna stay alive You wanna stay alive Women weeping, children playing As we roared into a climb Men was praying, we was drinking lots And it never cost a dime Altered course for San Francisco Standing by on a red alert Gonna chance a landing on the sea Hoping nobody gets hurt Chorus And the wheels ain't coming down All in mind our lives passed before my eyes And the wheels ain't coming down And you realize you wanna stay alive You wanna stay alive Wanna stay alive Stay alive We aborted joked the captain When our feet had touched the ground And I won't forget the moment he said "It's OK folks the wheels are coming down" Chorus And the wheels they're coming down Did you realize it's good to be alive And the wheels they're coming down Did you realize you're gonna just survive It's good to be alive It's good to be alive They're coming down They're coming on down They're coming on down They're coming on down