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I could be a rambler from the seven dials
I don't pay taxes 'cause I never file
I don't do business that don't make me smile
I love my aeroplane 'cause she's got style
I'm a treetop flyer
I will fly any cargo you can pay to run
these bush league pilots just can't get the job done
Got to fly down into the canyons, never see the sun
There's no such thing as an easy run
For a treetop flyer
I'm flyin' low, I'm in high demand
Fly fifteen feet off the Rio Grande
I'll blow the mesquite right up off the sand
Seldom seen, especially when I land
I'm a treetop flyer
Born Survivor
People been asking me, "Where'd you learn to fly that way?"
Was over in Vietnam, chasin' NVA
The government taught me, and they taught me right,
Stay under the treeline, and you might be alright
I'm a treetop flyer
So I'm comin' home, I'm runnin' low and fast
I promised my woman this is gonna be my last
I get the ship down, I tie her fast
then some old boy walks up, says "Hey son, you wanna make some fast cash?"
I'm a treetop flyer
Well there's things I am, and there's things I'm not
I am a smuggler and I could get shot
Aint going to die, I ain't goin' to get caught,
'Cause I'm a flyin' fool and my aeroplane is just too hot
I'm a treetop flyer
Born survivor
Usually work alone

Slartibartfast Feb 28, 2013 - 16:06	AndyMcc wrote: I was thinking of this song when I heard you play "Ritual Dance" by Michael Hedges, and then you picked this one next! Excellent transition, if I do say so myself. Nice to confirm that I've found my favorite radio station. :) Ha! Same thing here. Although I wish Mr Stills would put his teeth back in. [ Reply ]
Spiderwoman Jan 28, 2013 - 09:10	This was from a 1991 album?!! I always figured it was 70s era. [ Reply ]
railroadwail Jan 28, 2013 - 09:09	Nice, more Stephen please. "Illegal Stills" has some nice solo stuff, as does the first solo record with it amazing line-up of guest artists. And the first Manassas, of course. [ Reply ]
AndyMcc Nov 26, 2012 - 15:59	I was thinking of this song when I heard you play "Ritual Dance" by Michael Hedges, and then you picked this one next! Excellent transition, if I do say so myself. Nice to confirm that I've found my favorite radio station. :) [ Reply ]
merkin_muffley Oct 26, 2012 - 07:28	Only started listening to Stills the last couple of years. Sure i was aware of him but once i listened to Manassas that was it. But i listened to his recent live album and it was hard work. The fingers can still do it but everything else is, well just a shame. [ Reply ]
Jack_Jefferson Oct 26, 2012 - 07:28	Stephen Stills and Peter Tork used to have an act in the Catskills. They auditioned for the Monkees together. If they picked the other guy we would have had Crosby, Tork, Nash and Young and the Monkees might have sounded a little different. [ Reply ]
caregiver Oct 26, 2012 - 07:26	[ Reply ]
lily34 Oct 26, 2012 - 07:23	love. [ Reply ]
DD rabbi_phil Sep 24, 2012 - 19:29	was giving my 'sublime-bob marley-misfits-tool oriented sons a brief lesson on what music really used to be. we were headed trail ridin' for the day with a 2 hour ride to get there....spen t listening to buffalo springfield csny manasssas. delaney and bonnie ....i dont know if they liked it...but i did! [ Reply ]
Stingray Sep 24, 2012 - 19:26	Stephen without coke could have been a superstar! What a gorgeous song! [ Reply ]
mrtuba9 Aug 24, 2012 - 07:42	demenshea wrote: Talk about decent guitarist and an easy on the ears voice. I wonder if he remembers while skiing at Lake Tahoe stopping to partake a hit of pot oh many many years ago. I wonder... Wow...what a story teller! Wikip says he is the writer...and to tell a story that is so easy to imagine...maybe growing up in the 80's and seeing spectacular drug busts helps with the imagery. [ Reply ]
Poacher Aug 24, 2012 - 07:38	philbertr wrote: On listening closely to the lyrics 8 ==> 9 Exactly. . . I could be a rambler from the seven dials I don't pay taxes 'cause I never file I don't do business that don't make me smile I love my aeroplane 'cause she's got style I'm a treetop flyer Born survivor I will fly any cargo you can pay to run these bush league pilots just can't get the job done Got to fly down into the canyons, never see the sun There's no such thing as an easy run For a treetop flier Born survivor I'm flyin' low, I'm in high demand Fly fifteen feet off the Rio Grande Blow the mesquite right up off the sand Seldom seen, especially when I land I'm a treetop flier Born Survivor People ask me, "Where'd you learn to fly that way?" Over in Vietnam, chasin' NVA The government taught me, and they taught me right, Stay under the treeline, and you might come out alright I'm a treetop flier Born survivor Comin' home, I'm runnin' low and fast promised my woman this one's gonna be my last Get the ship down, and I tie her fast then some old boy walks up, says "Son, you wanna make some fast cash?" I'm a treetop flyer There's things I am and there's things I'm not I am a smuggler and I could get shot But I gonna die, I ain't goin' to get caught, 'Cause I'm a flyin' fool and my aeroplane is just too hot I'm a treetop flier Born survivor [ Reply ]
Lakeview Jun 22, 2012 - 10:41	Was it just me or did that just go on and on and on? [ Reply ]
WonderLizard May 21, 2012 - 15:18	After this song today, Bill gave a plug for the HD slide show—very cool BTW, but especially if the, um, treetop flyer drops by with some merchandise... [ Reply ]
demenshea May 21, 2012 - 15:15	Talk about decent guitarist and an easy on the ears voice. I wonder if he remembers while skiing at Lake Tahoe stopping to partake a hit of pot oh many many years ago. I wonder... [ Reply ]
ick Feb 16, 2012 - 11:09	Future career for our returning pilots. [ Reply ]
philbertr Feb 16, 2012 - 11:09	On listening closely to the lyrics 8 ==> 9 [ Reply ]
jalal Feb 16, 2012 - 11:06	Recently this has been one of my favorite albums. He's always been a great guitar player, but this album really brings it out to center stage. Nice! [ Reply ]
helgigermany Dec 14, 2011 - 23:25	Nice set by the way! [ Reply ]
unclehud Aug 10, 2011 - 19:55	Funny, I remember this WAAAAAY before 1991. I mean, I was still young enough to believe I could also have an illustrious and profitable career as a smuggling treetop flyer. And you know that had to be back in the middle '70s, "over in Viet Nam chasing NVA." I'm sort of staid and responsible these days, falling asleep on the sofa in front of the TV ... dreaming about all the adventures that didn't quite happen. [ Reply ]