Released: January 8, 1973
Songwriter: Yoko Ono
Producer: Yoko Ono John Lennon
I flew a kite, i held on tight to its string
Each time i go anywhere, i held on tight
In the middle of the night i woke up in fright
Thinking maybe in my dream i let go of my kite
When i was in a restaurant, talking to my friends
Watching their mouths move faster and faster
I thought of the kite that was flying in the sky
And made sure that my hand was holding the string
That was a long time ago
Many skies went by since then
Now my hands stopped holding anything
And i've learnt to take a walk instead
Then one day in the evening light
I saw something strange shining bright
The sky was dark, with swarms of larks
And in the midst of it all, yes, it was my kite
How did the kite get there, i'll never know
Floating away among the clouds to where nobody knows
I held my gun with both my hands
Slowly aiming at the shining dot
The shot went off, the dot blew off
Since then i've never seen the kite again
Each time i go anywhere, i held on tight
In the middle of the night i woke up in fright
Thinking maybe in my dream i let go of my kite
When i was in a restaurant, talking to my friends
Watching their mouths move faster and faster
I thought of the kite that was flying in the sky
And made sure that my hand was holding the string
That was a long time ago
Many skies went by since then
Now my hands stopped holding anything
And i've learnt to take a walk instead
Then one day in the evening light
I saw something strange shining bright
The sky was dark, with swarms of larks
And in the midst of it all, yes, it was my kite
How did the kite get there, i'll never know
Floating away among the clouds to where nobody knows
I held my gun with both my hands
Slowly aiming at the shining dot
The shot went off, the dot blew off
Since then i've never seen the kite again
more tracks from the album
Approximately Infinite Universe
- I Want My Love to Rest Tonight
- Peter the Dealer
- What a Mess
- I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window
- Yang Yang
- What Did I Do!
- Now or Never
- Move on Fast
- Approximately Infinite Universe
- Have You Seen a Horizon Lately
- Is Winter Here to Stay?
- Catman (The Rosies Are Coming)
- Shiranakatta (I Didn’t Know)
- Kite Song
- Death of Samantha
- Air Talk
- Winter Song
- Waiting for the Sunrise
- What a Bastard the World Is
- Looking Over from My Hotel Window
- I Have a Woman Inside My Soul
- Song For John
From the album
Yoko Ono popular songs
- Kiss Kiss Kiss
- Death of Samantha
- Air Talk
- Winter Song
- Waiting for the Sunrise
- What a Bastard the World Is
- A Thousand Times Yes
- Looking Over from My Hotel Window
- I Have a Woman Inside My Soul
- Mind Train
- Don’t Count the Waves
- Catman (The Rosies Are Coming)
- Who Has Seen the Wind?
- Sisters, O Sisters
- Don’t Be Scared
- Is Winter Here to Stay?
- O’ Sanity
- Sleepless Night
- Peter the Dealer
- What a Mess
- Open Your Box (Bonus Track)
- I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window
- Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow)
- Midsummer New York