By Air Or By Sea

Family is a battle of wills
An Armageddon before brunch
You took your chances now you pays your bills
Without a clue, without a hunch

In a litter of travel brochures
Somewhere there's a shining oasis
I'll tell ya how to get there from here
To the Land of Hospitable Faces

You can go by air or by sea
By carriage ride or by plane
Hoist the anchor of misery
For an island where it never rains
An island where it never rains

Work is the curse of the classes
The factory life never closes
Collecting all those bail-out passes
To labor under dreams of roses

Well, they'd work you 'til an early grave
They'd do that if you let 'em
Don't you be nobody's slave
Ditch your masters and forget 'em

If you go by air or by sea
By carriage ride or by plane
Hoist the anchor of misery
For an island where it never rains
An island where it never rains

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Date: 6/3/2021 8:26:00 PM
"I'll tell ya how to get to, the land of hospitable faces" Such a warm and tender thought. I believe it can be done, by *air or sea*. With all the chaos that is this world, it is such a wonderful feeling being surrounded by simplicity and peace. Your words caress softly around me and my heart. ~ Brandy
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Keith Dovoric
Date: 6/4/2021 4:30:00 AM
Thank you for your tender words of appreciation, Brandy; I look forward to enjoying your work as well.
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