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Swing
04:03
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We are without our traffic lights
Nothing is telling us what we should do
But folks are still polite
No one screams or fights
We’re New York, This is what we’re used to
And Con Ed said our systems can anticipate and prepare
We’ll have your power back by ten or so, relax and don’t be scared
The lights stopped working
The dancers, they stopped twerking
Poor Jennifer was just about to sing
Then the streets started filling with the
Adventurous and willing
And we conjured up a midsummer night’s swing
Of course, we got a lot of words from the important and powerful men
They spoke from Albany and Iowa asking how could this happen again?
But no one cares, no one’s listening on twitter or tv
We’re in the streets and in the sunset, feeling joyful and carefree
The Powers failed us
But that’s not gonna derail us
Although Jennifer, she didn’t get to sing
Still, we gather together
In this perfect July weather
For an impromptu midsummer night’s swing
And ladies, this is not the time for selfies in the streets.
No. It’s the time for dancing…
The billboards cannot advertise
But we get our light from the sky
A picture perfect July evening
The streets are full of happiness
And a little New York scrappiness
An impromptu midsummer night swing
42 years ago, I’m told a blackout happened on this very day
And I am 42 years old, and though I’m powerless, I’m bold enough to say
we sit inside, We watch our concerts, phones and shows
But in the darkness we can meet and dance and touch and sometimes glow
Now the power’s coming block by block
The lights will tell us when to walk
On Monday, Jennifer will sing
But tonight is for the rest of us
We’re powerless and marvelous
And love to bust a midsummer night’s swing
Oh, swing… with me
Darling, won’t you swing with me
Swing with me
Come on, darling, won’t you swing?
Swing with me
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Geha New York, New York
Andrew Geha is an award-winning playwright and theater teacher who has worked at Friends Academy, a Quaker school in Locust Valley, NY, since 2001.
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