Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ten Years After
Canonical path: /ten-years-after/portable-people
Related lyric paths: 6
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Portable People
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Portable People
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See them at the airport with their cases in their hand
Got a ten day package in another land
They're the jet age gypsies with a super-sonic sound
They're the portable people, and they take themselves around
Portable people, flyin' in the air
Portable people, goin' everywhere
Por....ta....ble - Peo....ple!
See them at the window with a panoramic view
It's the only time they've noticed that the sky is colored blue
One will have a cloak and a pair of wooden clogs
He liked the avocado, but he didn't like the vase
Portable people, flyin' in the air
Portable people, goin' everywhere
Por....ta....ble - Peo....ple!
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