Based on a news report of a Hawaiian pig farmer whose land was being taken by the state for a golf club. "Education second to none" is quote from Governor George Ariyoshi at a time education was deteriorating.

Island Son Roger Allan Furer First they stole the kingdom Now they sell the land Turn it into courses For golfers from Japan Tell the poor Hawaiian Farm some other place Greed begets corruption As money wins the race Talk of education Say it’s second to none With none ahead at first You’d better get some You’ve let your politicians Tell you it’s okay But it’s in their own interest To keep you down this way Oh, where’re we gonna find an island son Oh, someone who can speak for everyone Oh, somewhere there has got to be a man Who’ll take a stand and say This is our land It’s for our children someday So is there some solution Is there some way out Some leader who can bring The kind of change we need about And lying in the darkness Try chewing on this bone They’re selling off the island home You can’t afford to own Oh, where’re we gonna find an island son Oh, someone who can speak for everyone Oh, somewhere there has got to be a man Who’ll take a stand and say This is our land It’s for our children someday Let’s keep it that way No foreign land Should own our island