{"id":16260,"date":"2017-07-29T15:18:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T15:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/?p=16260"},"modified":"2017-07-31T15:23:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T15:23:49","slug":"life-island-times-the-country-aint-alright-but-it-can-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/life-island-times-the-country-aint-alright-but-it-can-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"Life & Island Times: The Country Ain’t Alright (But It Can Fly)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s Note:<\/strong> Joyful event this afternoon, just west of French King’s Bridge. A wedding for my brother and his soon-to-be-bride. Such a change from the madness back in the District. Marlow nails that one this morning. I hope Kim Chong Un doesn’t mind being below the fold with his latest ICBM. Back to the capital tomorrow.<\/p>\n

– Vic
\nThe Country Ain’t Alright (But It Can Fly)<\/p>\n

Author’s note:<\/strong> This is coming to you a bit early since we are heading out on the road for a short vacation in the big city.<\/p>\n

\"072917-1LIT\"<\/p>\n

When the US was young, the future was bright
\nThose 13 states were so alive
\nAnd every patriot on our cities’ streets
\nWas making it big and could not be beat<\/p>\n

Now the country’s divided, cracked and torn
\nKids grow up too early, souls become tired and worn
\nHow can our mean streets
\nSwallow so many lives<\/p>\n

Chances away are thrown
\nDespite what they say, nothing’s free
\nFor you or me, longing for what used to be
\nStill it’s hard
\nHard to see
\nFragile lives, smashed dreams<\/p>\n

Trump had a chance, many think he did
\nInstead he stopped short, brought in a mouthy kid
\nPinstriped Anthony shoulda stayed home, already had a good job
\nHe just plays his foul mouthesd poser punk guitar, does he smoke a lot of pot<\/p>\n

Trump had his daddy’s money and his mother’s good looks
\nNY whispered he couldn’t handle it, didn’t have what it took
\nHe hates hearing people tell him what he can’t do
\nHe says he can fly through the air, someday he might \\swoop down, rescue me and you<\/p>\n

He was born into luxury, never had to pay his dues
\nIn that old Dutch city, they call New York
\nStill he hates hearing its people whisper what a dork
\nHe says he can fly through the air, someday he might swoop down, rescue me and you<\/p>\n

Trump had a few jobs, several wives, a lotta kids
\nHe can make a deal with just water, flour, and one bid
\nHe hates hearing people tell him what he can’t do
\nHe says he can fly through the air, someday he might swoop down, rescue me and you<\/p>\n

Trump works long hours in a town he calls the swamp
\nSo many people tell him he can’t say things like this or that
\nCountry no longer dreams of good things from above
\nLooks to him like folks’re afraid of flying
\nThey might just need a shove
\nHe says come fly with me through the air, let the country do some soaring
\nHe hates hearing folks telling us what we can’t do
\nHe says we can fly through the air, today’s the day to swoop down, rescue me and you<\/p>\n

Trump had a chance, many think he did
\nInstead he stopped short, brought in a mouthy kid
\nPinstriped Anthony shoulda stayed home, already had a good job
\nHe just plays his foul mouthed guitar, does he smoke a lot of pot<\/p>\n

\"072917-2LIT\"<\/p>\n

The special edition, bespoke David August Eff You pinstripe suit
\n(No, I am not making this up. The pinstripes actually spell it out in small font.)<\/p>\n

Comey committed career suicide
\nSkinny repeal OD’d and died
\nWhat the hell is going on
\nThe cruelest dream, reality<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2017 From My Isle Seat
\nwww.vicsocotra.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editor’s Note: Joyful event this afternoon, just west of French King’s Bridge. A wedding for my brother and his soon-to-be-bride. Such a change from the madness back in the District. Marlow nails that one this morning. I hope Kim Chong Un doesn’t mind being below the fold with his latest ICBM. Back to the capital […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-island-times"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16260"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16266,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16260\/revisions\/16266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}