Morning fog clings to the Ferris wheel
Steel ribs naked where the paint would peel
Pressure gauge climbs steady in my hand
Thrusters wake across this abandoned land
Needle sweeps across the green zone
Fuel lines running clean and known
Ignition sequence armed and ready
No second guessing hand stays steady
Thrusters roar through morning mist
Ferris wheel begins to twist
Pressure holds and needles climb
Bringing dead steel back to time
Peeling ponies face the gray sky
Carousel horses never lie
Fuel consumption reads nominal
Pilot calm procedural
Needle sweeps across the green zone
Fuel lines running clean and known
Launch sequence armed and holding steady
No second guessing hand stays ready
Thrusters roar through morning mist
Ferris wheel begins to twist
Pressure holds and needles climb
Bringing dead steel back to time
Roller coaster tracks like spider veins
November ice in steel remains
Thrust vector adjusted two degrees
Wind shear warnings on the breeze
Meter stopped but engine runs
Counting miles not counting ones
Weather breaks the clouds divide
Nothing left to do but ride
Thrusters roar through morning mist
Ferris wheel begins to twist
Pressure holds and needles climb
Bringing dead steel back to time
Full power now break the gray
Watch the rusted park obey
Shutdown sequence systems cool
Autumn dusk no April fool
Log the flight secure the hatch
Another fare without a match
Pressure drops the day is done
Taxi pilot sees the sun
