Sing Along!

The Air Force Song -- Not a Hymn, but a Her

By Rick Horowitz

Off they go
Into the wild blue yonder,
Landing on
One of their own,
Kelly Flinn
Fell for a guy who conned her --
Married man,
Says he's alone. (Says he's alone -- right!)
Kelly swooned,
Kelly grew ever fonder,
Then the wife,
Angry of course,
She turned her in --
Poor Kelly Flinn!
Nothing can save the U.S. Air Force.

Kelly's boss
Told her to dump her lover:
"Not allowed,
Bad for morale."
Kelly Flinn
Kept it all undercover,
Swore the guy
Was only a pal. (Only a pal -- right!)
Kelly lied,
Took him to meet the fam'ly,
Where's the shame?
Where's the remorse?
The roof fell in
On Kelly Flinn,
Nothing can save the U.S. Air Force.

All the brass,
Wearing their "Go to jail" look,
Blew it up,
Plenty of noise,
All the brass:
"Nothing at all like Tailhook!"
Anyway, boys'll be boys. (Boys'll be boys -- right!)
Kelly fought,
Kelly brought in the lawyers,
Lawyers spun
Till they were hoarse:
"Her pain is real,
She wants a deal" --
Nothing can save the U.S. Air Force.

Life is good
When you're a hotshot pilot,
Life is bad
When you're on trial,
Kelly Flinn
Wanted to keep on flying,
Kelly Flinn
Wanted to smile. (Wanted to smile -- right!)
Call it love,
Or insubor...di...na...tion,
This is one messy divorce,
They've got their rules,
They look like fools,
Nothing can save the U.S. Air Force!

5/23/97