0:00 The wind's got a temper down Texas way0:04 Tore the roofs off of Houston at the close of day0:09 And the price of your bread keeps on climbing slow0:14 Makes a working man wonder which way he can go0:19 The weather map's angry, the checkout line's long0:24 And you search for the right in a world of wrong.0:28 In a Manhattan courtroom, the gavel fell down0:33 On a gold-plated ruler who once wore a crown0:38 No talk of a kingdom, no talk of a throne0:43 Just a man in a suit, standing stark and alone0:48 Thirty-four numbers, the jury did read0:52 A harvest of secrets from a long-planted seed.0:57 Oh, the headlines they holler, the screens they all glow1:02 But it's the same old story that the four winds know1:07 A struggle for power, a struggle for grace1:12 Just a different actor in the same old place1:16 The seasons keep turning, the river runs deep1:21 And the promises broken are the ones that we keep.1:26 Down at the border, a new order's signed1:31 For the tired and the hopeful, a new line is defined1:36 The door's closing tighter, the reasons are loud1:41 For a soul in the desert, lost in the crowd1:45 Seeking asylum from trouble and pain1:50 Standing and waiting in the sun and the rain.1:55 Oh, the headlines they holler, the screens they all glow2:00 But it's the same old story that the four winds know2:05 A struggle for power, a struggle for grace2:09 Just a different actor in the same old place2:14 The seasons keep turning, the river runs deep2:19 And the promises broken are the ones that we keep.2:24 Now, I just sing the stories from the towns I pass through2:29 This ain't no advice on what you should do2:33 It's just general news set to a worn-out old string2:38 About the human condition and the trouble it brings2:43 From the halls of the courthouse to the hot, dusty plain2:48 It's the same human heart, feeling joy, feeling pain.2:53 Oh, the headlines they holler, the screens they all glow2:57 But it's the same old story that the four winds know3:02 A struggle for power, a struggle for grace3:07 Just a different actor in the same old place3:12 The seasons keep turning, the river runs deep3:17 And the promises broken are the ones that we keep.
