AvSport of Lock Haven: Long May You Fly

AvSport of Lock Haven -- 353 Proctor Street, Lock Haven PA 17745

Long May You Fly
Lyrics copyright © 2010 by Prof. H. Paul Shuch
sung to the tune of "Long May You Run" copyright © 1976 by Neil Young

We've been through some trips together
I thought we'd never leave the sky.
But there's no airframe lasts forever.
Long may you fly.
CHORUS:

Long may you fly, long may you fly
Through calm and clear blue skies,
Never forget how we shared the heavens.
Long may you fly.
In you I earned my commercial rating,
My instrument and CFI.
So many airshows, participating.
Long may you fly.
Chorus
Out on the runway, bring in full power
And you are reaching for the sky.
Totally free, if just for an hour.
Long may you fly.
Chorus
Half million miles we ventured together
Touching each corner of the sky,
Through thirty years and all kinds of weather.
Long may you fly.
Chorus
Crosswinds are gusty, landing in a slip.
Sometimes you shouldn't even try.
Ran out of rudder; I caught a wingtip.
Long may you fly.
Chorus
Somehow I managed to fix the damage
To both the aircraft and my pride.
But TBO comes. Time waits for no one.
Long may you fly.
Chorus
Soon I'd discover flight with another,
Although the memories never die.
Your every trial it made me a pilot.
Long may you fly.
Chorus

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