Kitty Hawk

from Burning Issues by JT Steam

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I expect this is pretty much how things happened on 17th December 1903.

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It's a freezing December morning
And we're sorry for the delay
But we've re-attached the propellor
So it's time to get underway

You've shown your passport, checked in your case
You're cleared by the folks from the TSA
You've got your duty free and arrived at the gate
At the airfield at Kitty Hawk

My name is Captain Orville
That's Wilbur to my right
We welcome you aboard
For this historic flight

We're ready for departure now,
So stow your bags, put the armrest down,
Fasten your belts then we'll be off the ground
From the airfield at Kitty Hawk

We expect some turbulence
So please stay in your seat
When we reach an altitude
Of just above ten feet

The engine is running, the power is fine
We'll be cruising after a gentle climb
And be at our destination in 12 seconds time
The airfield at Kitty Hawk

A hundred and twenty years later
Herded like a sheep to its pen
You mutter under your breath
"I'll never fly Ryanair again"

But soaring over oceans in a metal can
Watching ancient movies and eating something bland
Remember that your trip began
With the brothers at Kitty Hawk
On a windy Thursday morning on Kill Devil Hills,
The airfield at Kitty Hawk

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from Burning Issues, released May 4, 2022

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JT Steam is an academic by day who writes nerdy folk songs by night with an ever growing collection of ukuleles.

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