Tune - Wabash Cannonball

(Instrumental intro)

Listen to the story
Of Dallas and Ft. Worth
And the rivalry between the two -
It's the dumbest thing on earth

Try-in' to out-do each other
So that they can prove who's best
Never mind the consequences
(Po-li-tics in the Southwest)

Dallas outshone Ft. Worth
This made Cowtown blue
They decided they'd show Big D
That they were important, too

So they planned a big new airport
Told Dallas "Hey, y'all come!"
But the Dallas City Council
Said to Ft. Worth "That's just dumb."

"We'd have to drive much further
We like Love Field just fine
We won't be joining you, Ft. Worth
And that's the bottom line"

Ft. Worth was not discouraged
They'd still make history
When Amon Carter opened
In nineteen fifty-three.

There was a lot of hoopla
Across the Great Southwest
When Amon Carter opened
It was the nation's best

But soon their traffic dwindled
While Love Field grew and grew
The City of Ft. Worth had bit off
More than they could chew.

They ran right back to Dallas
And begged them once again
Oh won't you help our airport out?
Come join us, be our friend

But Dallas said no thank you -
We just don't want to go
You caused this mess yourself, we hate
To say "we told you so."

Still, Ft. Worth wouldn't give up
In the end - they got their way
Both cities would share one airport
The government did say

So they had to join together
And see the project through
The biggest airport in the world
Called - D-F-W

Tune - Beverly Hillbillies Theme

I'd like to tell you all a story
'Bout two cities in a feud
So listen up and you might have
A change of attitude
It started long ago
Way back in 1964
The CAB they started
D-F-Dubya Airport War

Fort Worth had G-S-Dubya
And in Dallas we had Love
But we had to get together
Came the orders from above
The CAB said you must build
A joint fa-ci-li-ty
We'll pick the site ourselves
If Dallas - Ft. Worth can't agree.

So both Fort Worth and Dallas
Well, they swallowed up their pride
Dallas was the groom -
Fort Worth - the blushing bride
It was a shotgun wedding
But in ten years - they were through
They opened up the Airport
That is D - F - W

Then, the other airlines left Love Field
But Southwest said "We'll stay."
When Dallas & Ft. Worth found out
They said "That's not OK"
They sued Southwest in court
But Herb racked up another win
And so the D-F-Dubya
Airport War was on again

(Oh No!)
(Here we Go!)
(Not Again!)
(Good Grief!)

Tune - It Had To Be You
Frank Sinatra

When Southwest took flight
In 'seventy-one
They called Love Field home
For thirty five years
It's where they've had fun.

The others all moved
In 'seventy-four
But Southwest refused
It was big news
It caused an uproar

So Dallas they sued
And Fort Worth did, too
And Braniff, TI,
Con-tin-en-tal - and then -
D - F - W,

Southwest fought back
Would they succeed?
Then all the courts
Said yes, they agreed
Our Southwest had won!
The others were stunned
And Love's still the one.

Then Southwest they grew
To Lubbock they flew
El Paso and A-u-s-tin
Midland/Odessa
Harlingen, too

Southwest had a plan
Low fares and no frills
Their focus was clear
Year after year,
Their plan paid the bills,

Southwest found their niche
They got a good yield
So that's why they say
They'll always stay
At Dallas Love Field.

Southwest calls Love
Home to this day
And they will NOT
Be going away
It's where they have fun
When all's said and done
Love Field's still the one

In 'seventy-eight
De-re-gu-la-tion at last!
Finally - Southwest was free
But - Fort Worth said
"Hey - not so fast!"

And so once again
They put up a fight
This just had to end
They turned to a friend
His name was Jim Wright

When Jim Wright was done
The Wright Amendment was passed
To limit Love's skies
Some compromise!
Ft. Worth won - at - last.

Southwest calls Love
Home to this day
And we'll FIGHT WRIGHT
So Southwest can stay
It's where they grew strong
It's where they belong
And Wright is just wrong
And Wright is just w-r-o-n-g
(Wright is just wrong)

Tune - Yellow Rose of Texas

There's a silver bird in Texas
With AA on the tail
They love to play aggressive
(They oughta be in jail)

Well they left New York for Texas
And they made Ft. Worth their home
And built a hub in 'eighty-one
From there, their planes did roam.

Then, they clogged up Braniff's runways,
And they matched them flight for flight
And both airlines had fare wars
They sure put up a fight

In May of nineteen eighty-two
While AA watched with glee
Our Braniff In-ter-na-tio-nal
They filed for bank-rupt-cy

When it all was finally over
And American was king
They started charging prices
That made our wallets sting

After that, AA killed Legend
And they ran off Vanguard, too
Wes-tern Pa-ci-fic and Sun-jet
That's just to name a few

So now DFW travelers
Have to pay more every day
Price-gouging and mo-no-po-lies -
The D-F-Dubya way

So it's time to end our nightmare
Oh Congress can't you see?
Just work together, do what's right
And please help Set Love Free.

This law can't last forever so
You've got to Set Love Free

We won't give up the fight this time
We want to Set -- Love Free

(Right now...right now)

(Oh won't you pretty please?)

Tune - Lyin' Eyes
The Eagles

(Sung by North Texas Flyers to Congress)

(Instrumental Intro)

Deregulation's been here many years now
At every major airport but Love Field.
It's time to end the Wright Amendment, Congress.
It's time for competition that is real.

Way back then when DFW opened
Well, they needed help to make them big and strong.
But the Wright Amendment gave them twenty-six years
And quite frankly, we just think that's way too long.

They're the third biggest airport in the nation
In the Metroplex, we sure do pay the price
Get rid of Wright - we'll have a celebration
Lower airfares and more choices would be nice

We can't - f-l-y - expensive skies
High air - f-a-r-e-s - we do despise
So Congress - p-l-e-a-s-e, please hear our cries
Abolish Wright and open up our skies

(Instrumental bridge)

So, open up Love Field to long haul service
And help to strengthen our economy
Low fares, and lots of choices mean more travelers.
Please help us in our quest to Set Love Free

Congress, let's unite - let's work together
To get rid of this unfair travesty.
Now, you can't expect this law to last forever.
The time has come for you to Set Love Free

We can't - f-l-y - expensive skies
It's high air - f-a-r-e-s - that we all despise
So Congress - p-l-e-a-s-e, please hear our cries
Abolish Wright and open up our skies
Bring competition to North Texas skies
New airlines and low fares to Love Field's skies

(Get rid of Wright and open up our skies)

(Wright is just Plane W-r-o-n-g)

Tune - Your Cheatin' Heart
Hank Williams

(Instrumental intro)

Ft. Worth, you cheat - now,
You know you do
Alliance Air-port
Earns revenue

And it ain't "ours", hon
It's all for you
Get rid of Wright
Love want$ more, too

(Yes we do)

That deal we signed said
We will not compete
Alliance does, though
Now ain't that sweet?
{ain't that sweet?)

But let's all be friends now,
No need for hate
We'll fly more folks
Y'all haul more freight
(Let's not wait)

(Think about it - let us know)

(kiss)