East coast, west coast, the populous places
Places in the middle, fly-over zone
Fly-over zone, the name not very kind
Kind who are thinking, they’re God’s gift alone
.
Don’t want to be known
As a Fly-over zone
.
Arrogant coasts with self-serving power
Power corrupting and making them blind
Blind to the fact there’s talent everywhere
Everywhere people hard working and kind
.
They shouldn’t be known
As the Fly-over Zone
.
Do the fat-cats and moguls even care?
Care there’s more than deserts and forests there?
There in the middle? They’re hardly aware!
Aware there’s knowledge and plenty clean air
.
Let it be known
Not a Fly-over zone
.
People are healthy and work very hard
Hard working, with ethics and high standards
Standards of quality, feelings of pride
Pride in accomplishments, deeds and words
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Is that how they should be Known?
Known as a Fly-over zone?
.
Industry founders found, if you like
Like those who first invented computers
Computer programs, medical gadgets
Gadgets helping all kinds of commuters
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Entrepreneurs are known
In that Fly-over zone
.
Steel, lumber, wheat, supports the whole nation
Airports, railways, waterways, truckers, cars
And aeronautical engineering creation
Who do you think supports those coastal Tsars?
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Let it be known!
That’s your Fly-over zone!
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Fly-over zone, you please just forget it
It’s not the way that we’d like to be known
Known for a negative, I just say No
No such thing as a Fly-over zone
.
The Fly-over zone,
This Fly-over zone
Don’t want to be known
As Fly-over zone
