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Time for Me to Fly (song)

"Time for Me to Fly" is a song by American rock band REO Speedwagon, released in 1978 as the second single from the album You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish. It was written by lead singer Kevin Cronin and took 10 years to write.[2] The song originally reached number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] but later reached number 34 on the Digital Songs chart after being used in Netflix's Ozark.[4] It also reached number 90 on the Canadian charts.[5] The song has a BPM of 81 BPM and plays in 4/4 time signature. Cash Box praised the "melodic singing and acoustic guitar work...enveloping chorus and...catchy lyric."[6] Record World said that it is "characteristic of the group's imaginative use of rock's common raw materials."[7]

"Time for Me to Fly"

"Runnin' Blind"

July 1978 (US)[1]

October 1977

3:43

Kevin Cronin, Gary Richrath, Paul Grupp

Cronin said:


Cronin also said:


In 2021, REO Speedwagon's home state of Illinois used the song as "Time for Me to Drive" for a tourism campaign.[10]

Other versions[edit]

Dolly Parton recorded a bluegrass version for her 1989 album White Limozeen.[13] It was released as the fourth single from the album in January 1990 and peaked at No. 39 on the U.S. Billboard Country chart.

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REO Speedwagon - Time for Me to Fly