It's Friday night, my god it's late,
I am standing by the airport gate,
a boarding card is in my hand
my mind upon a foreign land
I'll fly to a strange and foreign haven
in a big old seven forty seven.

I'm standing there my time abide
ahead is a long and lonely ride
in a mighty airplane through the night
To land in the morn' in a tropical haze
in the orient in a steeping maze
of high rise buildings of streets and cars
of beautiful girls and men with scars.

From an airplane seat to a leather chair
from business class to a company's lair
to a meeting room and a long debate
where you alone must advocate
the decisions they are about to take
in order important contracts to make.

The mighty jet gets airborne,
in my seat I feel a bit forlorn
awaiting that the first drink shall arrive.
While sitting there with a glass of wine
my thoughts are strolling back in time,
to the ancient past to the days of yore,
to merchant ships and gold galore.

Let's look upon the merchantman,
who wandered forth a stave in hand
to fight off foes in foreign land
or use it cunningly and wise
To point out his own merchandise
to buy or sell or to franchise.

He lacked both planes and cars and trains
but his wanderlust serrated chains.
He wandered toward a far horizon
a gifted soul, a man of blazon
His mind was set on mighty gain
in spite of cold or heat or rain.
His spirit high with an open mind
a crock of gold he wants to find.

And should he meet a man of war,
he is in a fix like ne'er before
He certainly won't advocate
to go into a long debate.
but utters calm with mockery:
I am here to sell some crockery.

But when competition comes around
his feet are firmly on the ground
his stand as fast as to astound
Although he is in foreign land
he fights to get the upper hand
for power and might for gain and glory
its all a part of an ancient story.
but nothing really changed a lot
and oh my god how he moves his bod'.

Hail he who rides the wild blue skies
to hawk a host of merchandise
he did it then he does it now.
But uses technical know-how
to bring him fast and safe around
but in his mind he is on the ground
where deals are struck and friendships found.