I dreamed I saw Pepco last night
\nDriving down my street.
\n\u201cThank God!\u201d said I, \u201cOur power\u2019s down.\u201d
\n\u201cIt never died,\u201d said he\u2026
\n\u201cIt never died,\u201d said he.<\/p>\n
Says I \u201cNo, you don\u2019t understand
\nThe lights have all gone out!
\nThe food\u2019s now bad. We\u2019re going mad
\nFrom heat without a doubt\u2026
\nFrom heat without a doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n
Says he \u201cYou\u2019re not upon our map;
\nThe grid shows you\u2019re just fine.\u201d
\nSays I \u201cBut look out on our street.
\nThere\u2019s a down-ed power line\u2026
\nThere\u2019s a down-ed power line.\u201d<\/p>\n
Says he \u201cWell, tell us on our app.
\nBe sure to log in right!
\nWe\u2019ll check it out, see what\u2019s about
\nSometime tomorrow night\u2026
\nSometime tomorrow night.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we\u2019ll have melted down,\u201d says I,
\n\u201cThere\u2019s no way we can last!
\nBut if it\u2019s just for one more day,
\nI guess we can hold fast\u2026
\nI guess we can hold fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh no,\u201d says he, \u201cDon\u2019t count on that.
\nTomorrow\u2019s just been nixed.
\nFirst we\u2019ll diagnose the grid,
\nIn a fortnight she\u2019ll be fixed\u2026
\nIn a fortnight she\u2019ll be fixed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t just leave us stranded here
\nWith no good end in sight!
\nDidn\u2019t you prep and plan for this \u2013
\nFor setting things a-right\u2026
\nFor setting things a-right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell there\u2019s your fatal flaw,\u201d said he,
\n\u201cNow let me put you wise.
\nWe\u2019re such a bad utility, yet
\nYou assume we\u2019re organized\u2026
\nYou assume we\u2019re organized?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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