it was an isolated incident   back in 1984   on a plane headed south to west texas   i held my wings next to the frozen window      then a lady sat down right beside me   with big black glasses and long brown hair   she told me she was from west virginia   she bought me a soda and held my hand      and we turned on the radio   and we were laughing out loud   and that's exactly who we are   it's who we are   miss west virginia please tell me texas is not that far      miss virginia was a teacher of science   she said i looked nervous so i explained   it's the shuttle i saw on the tv   she told me that shuttles and planes aren't the same