US President Joe Biden made a surprise trip to Kyiv on February 20, 2023, ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Sleepy Joe woke up the world
In sweet cold morning sunshine
Strode Kiev streets with President Zelensky
Told Putin what the time is
It’s time for freedom to stand tall
And tyrants crouch in fear
Why’s Joe in this combat zone?
It’s leadership, my dear
One year anniversary of war approaching
Statements must be made
Putin’s got a big speech in Moscow tomorrow
But Joe makes hay today
The first American president to visit a war zone
Where American troops didn’t control ground and sky
Joe may be getting up in years
But he showed us how he flies
There’s personal danger in this trip
Gave Russians notice in the last hours
Hey Vlad, Joe’s calling your bluff
How crazy are you now?
It made me proud watchin’ Joe
Old-man-shuffle down the street
Shakin’ hands, slapping backs
With the people that he meets
Putin hides in palaces
Afraid of who he’ll meet
Biden walks the streets of Kiev
For all the world to see
Russia wants a vassal state
But Ukraine will not fall
America walks the streets of Kiev
It’s freedom standing tall
Waipahu Bob 