The traffic at this hour is so thick that he's afraid he might be late   Her flight arrives at seven ten and he remembers how the lady hates to wait   And he remembers losing her and begging her to give him time to change   Now his mind is numb 'cos the time has come, his final chance is coming in on that plane      She fastens up her seat belt and nervously she finishes her drink   An all night flight from L.A. can give a woman a little bit too much time to think   And she hopes deep in her heart that he'll be different but she knows he'll be the same   And she wonders if the stewardess would be kind enough to just let her stay on that plane      That plane settling in to the heavy city haze   Where she remembers guilty nights and baby please forgive me days   That plane screaming as loud as the pain that they both feel   As she slowly unfastens her belt and he clutches the wheel      He's one mile from the airport, damn traffic's backed up all along the lane   She waits five minutes takes a breath and turns around and gets back on the aeroplane   She'll ride it through to Denver, she's got friends there, they could spend a little time   'Cause she knew he'd never be there, and he knows she never was the waiting kind      That plane rising up into the heavy city haze   Where she remembers guilty nights and baby please forgive me days   That plane screaming as loud as the pain that they both feel   As she slowly unfastens her belt and he clutches the wheel