Nadia Cripps and TC Elliott - Island Hopping Dream

from 13,760 Feet - My Personal Hole in the Sky by A TWA Flight 800 Memoir by Mark L Berry

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Companion Song: 13,760 Feet - My Personal Hole in the Sky
Chapter 14 – St. Thomas Upside Down and Spinning

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Hopping Dream - lyrics

I packed my bags
Left my winter coat
Went to find my wings
Left my folks a note
Bought a one-way pass
For S-J-U
Don’t know where I’ll end up
But before I am through
I’m coming back as crew
I’m only coming back
When I wear wings, too

The hardest part about any job is getting it
The hardest part of any dream is forgetting it
And if my dream takes longer than expected
And if it feels like I’m endlessly rejected
I’m gonna do what I have to do

So I became an airport rat
Begging to interview
Every pilot that
I ran into
Is your airline hiring?
I want to know
Who will be acquiring
More planes and grow?
I want to be an F-O
Copiloto quiero yo

The hardest part about any job is getting it
The hardest part of any dream is forgetting it
And if my dream takes longer than expected
And if it feels like I’m endlessly rejected
I’m gonna do what I have to do

There are DC-3s
And Briton Norman Islanders
The Seaplane Shuttle
And de Havilland Twin Otters
Every island in the Caribbean
Is connected by air
But who needs another pilot?
I’ll take any job, I swear!

The hardest part about any job is getting it
The hardest part of any dream is forgetting it
And if my dream takes longer than expected
And if it feels like I’m endlessly rejected
I’m gonna do what I have to do
Still I’m gonna do what I have to do

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from 13,760 Feet - My Personal Hole in the Sky, track released September 28, 2013
Words by Mark L Berry
Music by Nadia Cripps
Performed by Nadia Cripps and TC Elliott

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Mark’s an airline pilot with an MFA from Fairfield University, author of a memoir and two novels, contributing editor for Airways magazine, and former managing editor for Mason's Road literary journal. His work has also appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and newspapers. He lives in St. Louis, MO near the big staple in the middle of the USA map. Locals call it: The Arch. ... more

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