0:00 Gather 'round and lend an ear, for the news I have to share0:07 Of a nation split by hope and fear, with a winter in the air0:14 Two old rivals for the crown, their banners raised on high0:22 While a president's son in a federal town, heard a verdict from the sky0:29 Found guilty on a paper trail, a story of regret and pain0:36 Just another chapter in a longer tale, whispered in the wind and rain.0:44 The ink it dries, the screen goes dark0:51 But the story's carved upon the bark0:58 Of the oldest tree in the oldest park1:06 Just another day, another spark.1:13 The men who watch the flow of gold, from a tower tall and gray1:20 Decided that the rates will hold, and keep the wolves at bay1:28 They say the fever's cooling down, but the price of bread is steep1:35 And folks in every single town, have promises to keep1:42 With borrowed time and borrowed pay, they watch the market sway and bend1:50 Just hoping for a brighter day, around the river's bend.1:57 The ink it dries, the screen goes dark2:04 But the story's carved upon the bark2:12 Of the oldest tree in the oldest park2:19 Just another day, another spark.2:26 From Phoenix to the Texas plains, the sun beats like a drum2:34 A heat dome settles and remains, till the cooler seasons come2:41 The power grid begins to groan, the asphalt starts to weep2:48 A story that the earth has known, from secrets that it keeps2:56 We build our walls and draw our lines, but the sun and tide don't care3:03 They just read the ancient signs, written on the air.3:10 The ink it dries, the screen goes dark3:18 But the story's carved upon the bark3:25 Of the oldest tree in the oldest park3:32 Just another day, another spark.
