Lichen Throat - Silver Elite

from SpinTunes 18 Round 1 by Spintunes

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I glimpsed Suzie from my seat,
Fluffy slippers on her pedicured feet.
I heard she only sleeps on planes,
Up in first class, sipping champaign.
Platinum-level frequent flier club,
Gold embossing on her ticket stub.
Well, I don’t fly like a movie star,
But I spend my share of time in planes and cars.
I’m only silver elite,
Lucky if I get an exit row seat.
Thirty thousand miles a year
Isn’t good enough to get me free beer.

I’m not the guy with a million miles,
Or the anxious first-timer on the aisle.
I see the golden ones in the front,
But I feel out of place with the chumps.
I’m in the club, but I don’t get many benefits.
I don’t understand the point of the membership.
It gives me hope for something more,
But I’m still stuck where I was before.
I’m only silver elite,
Lucky if I get an exit row seat.
They handed me a silver card,
But I’m not part of the avant-garde.

Limbo’s kind of nice, but it’s still in Hell,
A climate-controlled aluminum shell.

I’m only silver elite,
Lucky if I get an exit row seat.
I don’t pay baggage fees,
But no extra room for my knees.

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from SpinTunes 18 Round 1, released October 4, 2021

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