The winds start to pick up, 50 mile an hour winds We've been here too long We're still on the ground, there's a hurricane coming And I'm thinking, we're running out of time We have to leave, we have to leave now 1 plane then another and then 9 planes then another and then 13 planes then another (13 planes) 22, 24, 29, 32, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 30, 30, 30, 38 Ladies and gentlemen if you look out your windows Underneath all that rain is Maine We've just crossed the Canadian border Welcome back to the US of A Looking out the window and the world underneath And though he's here next to me, any second he'll go Looking out the window, Kevin talk to me please And out the window we see a place we all know below Is this on, oh, it's on, sorry everyone, hi Like most everyone, I am sorry saying goodbye So I wanted to thank them For all that they've did So I'm doing just that And I'm passing a hat for the people who gave up their time and They gave up their town. so let's give them a scholarship Pass the hat down 'cause Somewhere in the middle of nowhere In the middle of who knows where There you'll find Something in the middle of nowhere In the middle of clear blue air You've found your heart and left a part of you behind Nick and I sit together and I just, I wanna say something But we're leaving, and it's over And then she starts crying, and I don't know what to say So I just put my arm around her and I go to kiss her On the forehead to comfort her Well there was some turbulence And honestly, I just thought he missed, so I Ladies and gentlemen if you look out your windows You won't want to miss this, we just entered Texas Somewhere in the middle of nowhere In the middle of who knows, who knows There you'll find Something in the middle of nowhere In the middle of clear blue air You've found your heart but left a part of you behind Everyone's drinking and comparing stories Where'd you stay, what'd you do? But mostly Nick and I spent the plane ride home Canoodling in the back At one point a flight attendant comes around saying Hot towel, hot towel, cold towel? Somewhere in between the pace of life and work And where you're going Something makes you stop and notice And you're finally in the moment Somewhere in the middle of nowhere In the middle of who knows where There you'll find Something in the middle of nowhere In the middle of clear blue air You've found your heart but left a part of you behind Ladies and gentlemen put your seats back and tray tables up Right below us is the city where I grew up Comin' 'round, pass the field and then the wheels touch the ground Taxi in we're all cheering we're down Thanking everyone, thank you for flying American Hugging them, hugging my crew 'cause we're home again Pass the gate up the stairs, and we're there! And he's waiting in the line No I'm fine, Tom, I'm fine