One Regret

I wanted to fly and be a fighter pilot From my youngest age Shooting enemy Soviet planes down Before they could nuke us The sky called to me A lofty cavern of air and clouds But my dream was just a dream For when I was 14 my eyesight went bad I couldn't see the blackboard And had to copy my mates work I had an eye test and it was true My eyesight had got worse I was short sighted and had to wear glasses They said my eyes would be fine in 6 months It was the biggest lie I was told till then My eyes got worse each year So there was no chance of being a pilot Added to average grades And my discipline issue I never joined the Royal Air Force Even though I was a cadet for years And visited active Air Force bases And spent the day as an armourer Putting bombs on a Tornado bomber If only I'd have joined up And been an armourer My only life regret