0:00 In a Manhattan courtroom, the gavels did fall0:04 On a man who had built himself towers so tall0:08 Thirty-four counts, a story unspun0:12 Of records all twisted 'neath the New York sun0:16 A jury of twelve, with their faces so plain0:20 Washed the gold from the ledger, again and again0:24 A hush-money payment, a secret to keep0:28 Sowed a whirlwind of trouble from a promise so cheap0:32 Oh, the wheel keeps on turning, the headlines they fly0:36 Like leaves in a storm 'neath a wide-open sky0:40 A king is brought low, a new one is crowned0:44 It's the same old story on this patch of ground0:48 The traveler sings what the wire has brung0:52 A new verse to a ballad that's endlessly sung0:56 Out on the coast, where the silicon gleams1:00 They're mining the future from digital dreams1:05 NVIDIA's engine, a humming so bright1:09 Turns numbers to fortunes, turns darkness to light1:13 A trillion-dollar mountain from chips small and grand1:17 A new kind of power held in a man's hand1:21 While down in the southwest, the mercury climbs1:25 Another hot summer, repeating its rhymes1:29 Oh, the wheel keeps on turning, the headlines they fly1:33 Like leaves in a storm 'neath a wide-open sky1:37 A king is brought low, a new one is crowned1:41 It's the same old story on this patch of ground1:45 The traveler sings what the wire has brung1:49 A new verse to a ballad that's endlessly sung1:53 The President speaks of a three-part design1:57 To quiet the guns on a far-off front line2:01 A plea for the hostages, a hope for a truce2:06 While the Texas sky rages and lets the winds loose2:10 The heat bakes the desert, the twisters they roar2:14 The earth and its people are both keeping score2:18 And I've seen this before, in the dust of the road2:22 The weight of a crown, a burdensome load2:26 The promise of progress, the rumble of war2:30 The same human heart, wanting something more2:34 From paper to pixel, the story's the same2:38 Just changing the date and changing the name2:42 Oh, the wheel keeps on turning, the headlines they fly2:46 Like leaves in a storm 'neath a wide-open sky2:50 A king is brought low, a new one is crowned2:54 It's the same old story on this patch of ground2:58 The traveler sings what the wire has brung3:02 A new verse to a ballad that's endlessly sung
