Here's a couple of little ditties I wrote with regards to the Wright Amendment. Hope it will keep the positive momentum going at Southwest, or at the very least bring a smile to your face.
(Note: click on the links for the audio and wait for the midi to load. They're much better with the accompanying music.)
The first is to the tune of "The Trolley Song" by Judy Garland
Click & Wait
Southwest stayed out at Love Field
D-F-W flipped
Thanks to the Wright Amendment
Southwest's wings at Love Field have been clipped.
Southwest fought hard to stay there.
And the courts, they agreed. (But)
Congress passed the Wright Amendment.
Now it's time for Love Field to be freed.
So many p-l-a-c-e-s
Love can't go
Like Phoenix, Boise,
West Palm Beach and Buffalo
Kansas C-i-i-t-y, Tampa B-a-a-y
Philadelphia, Detroit and San Jose
HA! HA! went the other airlines.
Up, Up, Up, went their fares.
All North Texas flyers suffered
So we're asking Congress please
(We'll get down on hands and knees)
Just take a s-t-a-a-n-d
Won't you give us a h-a-a-n-d?
Com-pe-ti-tion is grand in this land
And we don't quite understand
How Wright f-l-i-e-s
Help us unlock our skies.
The second one is t the tune of "You're Still the One" by Orleans (Not the song by Shania Twain)
Click & wait
(Instrumental Intro)
Love's been in Dallas
Since way back when.
Lots of you - have flown there
Again and again.
Now we want you to know,
After all these years.
Love's still restricted
And it fills our eyes with tears.
But Love's still the one
(Bringin' low fares to you)
At - Southwest --
That's what they do
They're still having fun,
And Love's still the one.
We stand -- at the dawn
Of a brand new day
It's high t-i-m-e --
The Wright Amendment went away.
We want lower fares,
We demand its repeal,
Help - bring North Texans
Com-pe-ti-tion that is real.
So, listen up
We'll raise our voices
The Metroplex
Demands more choices
Let's work -- (you and me)
We can Set Love Free
We're passengers
And we are strong,
We now believe
That Wright is Wrong.
Let's work -- (you and me)
And we'll Set Love Free
(Ohhhh Baby) *
=============================
(Optional Lyrics for Instrumental Break)
Please - Congress won't you help us
Bring competition to North Texas - Now
(Pretty --- Please)
(We're on our knees)
(Don't make us gro-vel, Con-gress)
Listen to us,
Listen to us.
Won't you help us, Congress?
Dallas & Fort Worth want
Low fares now
It's -- a-l-l -- up to you
Because y-o-u-'r-e -- the only ones who
Can e-lim-i-nate it
You know what to do --
So we can bring more low fares to you
(Oh Babe)
Con-gress help us,
(Listen to us baby)
Let's work together
Bringin' more competition
===========================
Free - us - down - in the Metroplex
Wright is just a hex
We don't n-e-e-e-d
(Oooooh Ooooh!)
It's Competition
That makes us shout,
It's lower fares
That we dream about
Let's work, you and me
Help us Set Love Free.
Wright should go
It's time has passed
Repeal it now
Free Love at last!
Congress, can't you see?
You should Set Love Free.
(Wake Up!)
D F W
Needs no crutch.
Abolish Wright
(Thank you very much)
Help North Texas Fly
And tell Wright goodbye.
(Now are you listenin' Congress?)
Fuel is high
(And times are tough)
But Wright is Wrong
(And we've had enough)
Congress - you're the key
Won't you Set Love F-r-e-e-e?
The - Wright - A - Mend - Ment - is - Just - Plane - Wrong
LoneStarMike
(Note: click on the links for the audio and wait for the midi to load. They're much better with the accompanying music.)
The first is to the tune of "The Trolley Song" by Judy Garland
Click & Wait
Southwest stayed out at Love Field
D-F-W flipped
Thanks to the Wright Amendment
Southwest's wings at Love Field have been clipped.
Southwest fought hard to stay there.
And the courts, they agreed. (But)
Congress passed the Wright Amendment.
Now it's time for Love Field to be freed.
So many p-l-a-c-e-s
Love can't go
Like Phoenix, Boise,
West Palm Beach and Buffalo
Kansas C-i-i-t-y, Tampa B-a-a-y
Philadelphia, Detroit and San Jose
HA! HA! went the other airlines.
Up, Up, Up, went their fares.
All North Texas flyers suffered
So we're asking Congress please
(We'll get down on hands and knees)
Just take a s-t-a-a-n-d
Won't you give us a h-a-a-n-d?
Com-pe-ti-tion is grand in this land
And we don't quite understand
How Wright f-l-i-e-s
Help us unlock our skies.
The second one is t the tune of "You're Still the One" by Orleans (Not the song by Shania Twain)
Click & wait
(Instrumental Intro)
Love's been in Dallas
Since way back when.
Lots of you - have flown there
Again and again.
Now we want you to know,
After all these years.
Love's still restricted
And it fills our eyes with tears.
But Love's still the one
(Bringin' low fares to you)
At - Southwest --
That's what they do
They're still having fun,
And Love's still the one.
We stand -- at the dawn
Of a brand new day
It's high t-i-m-e --
The Wright Amendment went away.
We want lower fares,
We demand its repeal,
Help - bring North Texans
Com-pe-ti-tion that is real.
So, listen up
We'll raise our voices
The Metroplex
Demands more choices
Let's work -- (you and me)
We can Set Love Free
We're passengers
And we are strong,
We now believe
That Wright is Wrong.
Let's work -- (you and me)
And we'll Set Love Free
(Ohhhh Baby) *
=============================
(Optional Lyrics for Instrumental Break)
Please - Congress won't you help us
Bring competition to North Texas - Now
(Pretty --- Please)
(We're on our knees)
(Don't make us gro-vel, Con-gress)
Listen to us,
Listen to us.
Won't you help us, Congress?
Dallas & Fort Worth want
Low fares now
It's -- a-l-l -- up to you
Because y-o-u-'r-e -- the only ones who
Can e-lim-i-nate it
You know what to do --
So we can bring more low fares to you
(Oh Babe)
Con-gress help us,
(Listen to us baby)
Let's work together
Bringin' more competition
===========================
Free - us - down - in the Metroplex
Wright is just a hex
We don't n-e-e-e-d
(Oooooh Ooooh!)
It's Competition
That makes us shout,
It's lower fares
That we dream about
Let's work, you and me
Help us Set Love Free.
Wright should go
It's time has passed
Repeal it now
Free Love at last!
Congress, can't you see?
You should Set Love Free.
(Wake Up!)
D F W
Needs no crutch.
Abolish Wright
(Thank you very much)
Help North Texas Fly
And tell Wright goodbye.
(Now are you listenin' Congress?)
Fuel is high
(And times are tough)
But Wright is Wrong
(And we've had enough)
Congress - you're the key
Won't you Set Love F-r-e-e-e?
The - Wright - A - Mend - Ment - is - Just - Plane - Wrong
LoneStarMike
