0:00 Gather 'round and lend an ear, the news is on the wire0:05 Another day, another year, feeding the same old fire0:10 The ink is fresh, the screens are bright, but the story's old as stone0:16 'Bout the seeds of power and the seeds of blight, and the harvest we have grown.0:21 In a hall of stone in Manhattan town, a chapter reached its close0:26 A powerful man in a paper crown, facing the thorns of a rose0:32 Thirty-four times the count was read, a verdict for the age0:37 While the pundits argued what was said, the ink just filled the page.0:42 Oh, the headlines shout, the wires they sing0:48 Of the troubles of a modern king0:53 But it's the same old tale on a different stage0:58 Just another line on history's page.1:04 Meanwhile the sky turned angry green, down Texas way and east1:09 A wicked wind, a fearsome scene, a terrible, wild beast1:14 It tore the roofs from sleeping homes, it scattered hopes like dust1:20 Reminding us what truly roams beyond our laws and trust.1:25 And while a ship called Starliner flew, a long-delayed ascent1:30 With a hopeful, patient, waiting crew, on a heavenly mission sent1:36 Down here below we count the cost, of gasoline and bread1:41 Another dream, another soul lost, trying to get ahead.1:46 Oh, the headlines shout, the wires they sing1:52 Of the fury of a coming spring1:57 But it's the same old tale on a different stage2:02 Just another line on history's page.2:08 Some reach for stars, some stand in court, some brace against the gale2:13 Some find their journey cut too short, some live to tell the tale2:18 And the storyteller just plucks a string, and watches the sun descend2:24 Knowing tomorrow's news will bring the story without end.2:29 Oh, the headlines shout, the wires they sing2:34 For the human heart in everything2:40 And it's the same old tale on a different stage2:45 Just another line on history's page.
