50 Ways

[With apologies to Paul Simon; major kudos to Paul Hamilton...]

A quick little ditty for all those brothers and sisters forced to deal with the Washington (DC) ADIZ...and for others.

The problem is all inside your head, she said to me
The answer is easy if you take it logically.
I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free
There must be 50 ways to lose your flight plan.

She said it's really not my habit to intrude
Furthermore, I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstrued
But I'll repeat my self, at the risk of being crude
There must be 50 ways to lose your flight plan

Just mess up the Zulu, Lulu
Make a new plan, Stan
File to a fix, Bix
Just get your plan lost
Get stuck in Fort Wayne, Dwayne
Don't need to discuss pain
Just type the wrong key, Lee
And get your plan lost.

She said it grieves me so to see you in such pain
I wish there was something I could do to make you smile again
I said, I appreciate that,
And would you please explain about the 50 ways.

She said, why don't you file with me tonight
And I believe Mount Vernon will get the thing alright
And then she entered it and I realized she probably was right
There must be 50 ways to lose your flight plan
50 ways to lose your flight plan...

Just mess up the Zulu, Lulu
Make a new plan, Stan
File to a fix, Bix
Just get your plan lost
Get stuck in Fort Wayne, Dwayne
Don't need to discuss pain
Just type the wrong key, Lee
And get your plan lost.