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We're always talking about what it is we want our country to become, about how we can save ourselves as a people....But maybe the answer is not somewhere in the future distance; maybe the answer is one we already had, and somehow threw away.

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Marblehead Lighthouse
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The oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the United States side of the Great Lakes. It has guided sailors safely along the rocky shores of Marblehead Peninsula since 1822, and is an active aid to... — Marblehead Lighthouse
Marblehead, Ohio
The oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the United States side of the Great Lakes. It has guided sailors safely along the rocky shores of Marblehead Peninsula since 1822, and is an active aid to navigation.

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“Fins”

She came down from Cincinnati.
It took her three days on a train.
Lookin’ for some peace and quiet;
hoped to see the sun again.
But now she lives down by the ocean.
She’s takin’ care to look for sharks.
They hang out in the local bars,
And they feed right after dark.

[Chorus:]
Can’t you feel ‘em circlin’ honey?
Can’t you feel 'em swimmin’ around?
You got fins to the left, fins to the right,
and you’re the only bait in town.
You got fins to the left, fins to the right,
and you’re the only girl in town.

She’s savin’ up all of her money.
Wants to head south in May;
Maybe roll in the sand with a rock'n'roll man,
Somewhere down Montserrat way.
But the money’s good in the season;
Helps to lighten her load.
Boys keep her high as the months go by.
She’s gettin’ postcards from the road.

[Chorus]

Sailed off to Antigua.
It took her three days on a boat.
Lookin’ for some peace and quiet;
Maybe keep her dreams afloat.
But now she feels like a remora,
'cause the school’s still close at hand.
Just behind the reef are the big white teeth
of the sharks that can swim on the land.