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There goes the siren that warns of the air raid

There comes the sound of the guns sending flak

Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne

Got to get up for the coming attack

Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines

Remove all the wheel blocks there's no time to waste

Gathering speed as we head down the runway

Got to get airborne before it's too late

Running, scrambling, flying

Rolling, turning, diving, doing it again

Running, scrambling, flying

Rolling, turning, diving...

Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die

Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high

(2:09-Solo: Dave Murray)

(2:23-Solo: Adrian Smith)

Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers

Let of a sharp burst and then turn away

Roll over, spin round to come in behind them

Move to their blind sides and firing again

Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us

Ten ME-109's out of the sun

Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them

Heading straight for them I press down my guns

Rolling, turning, diving

Rolling, turning, diving, doing it again

Rolling, turning, diving

Rolling, turning, diving, doing it again

Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die

Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high