About this episode In 'Another Turn of the Wheel,' the storyteller weaves today's headlines into a timeless folk ballad, capturing the human stories behind the news. Through evocative lyrics and traditional melodies, listeners are transported to a world where current events echo ancient tales of hope, struggle, and resilience. This song reminds us that beneath every headline lies a shared human experience, connecting us across time and place.
0:00 The lamps burn low on Capitol Hill0:04 The Speaker's gavel can't keep 'em still0:08 Arguin' 'bout the numbers on a page0:12 While a shutdown clock just turns with age0:16 They're drawing lines on a budget map0:20 Caught in the same old political trap0:24 Oh, the sun comes up and the sun goes down0:28 On the weary heart of this union town0:32 They shout new names, they wave new flags0:36 But the same old story fills my travelin' bags0:40 It's just another verse in a song I know0:44 'Bout the seeds of trouble and the winds that blow0:48 Down by the river, the Rio Grande0:52 A governor draws a line in the sand0:56 With razor wire in a silver gleam1:00 To halt the desperate, human stream1:04 The high court speaks, a ruling's made1:08 But it's a deeper kind of debt being paid1:12 'Tween the law of the state and the federal hand1:17 On that lonely stretch of borderland1:21 Oh, the sun comes up and the sun goes down1:25 On the weary heart of this union town1:29 They shout new names, they wave new flags1:33 But the same old story fills my travelin' bags1:37 It's just another verse in a song I know1:41 'Bout the seeds of trouble and the winds that blow1:45 And the men with names like Zuckerberg and Chew1:49 Face the Senate with a solemn view1:53 They talk of children and the glowing screen1:57 A digital ghost in the machine2:01 And the parents watch and they hold their breath2:05 In this new-forged world of life and death2:09 Oh, the sun comes up and the sun goes down2:13 On the weary heart of this union town2:17 They shout new names, they wave new flags2:21 But the same old story fills my travelin' bags2:25 It's just another verse in a song I know2:29 'Bout the seeds of trouble and the winds that blow
