0:00 The autumn air holds a familiar chill0:03 On Capitol Hill, the voices stand still0:07 Old Man Biden, he draws a hard line0:11 Trump's on the trail, says the future is mine0:15 November's a whisper, a promise, a threat0:19 Some place their hope, and some place a bet0:23 And the good folk below just watch the great game0:27 Hoping the outcome won't call out their name0:31 Oh, the headlines they scream and the pundits they brawl0:35 But the price of the coffee is felt by us all0:39 It's the same weary story, on a different page0:43 Just actors and jesters on history's stage0:47 The sun keeps on rising, the river still flows0:51 And that's the one truth that a traveler knows0:55 Jerome Powell speaks in a measured low tone0:59 'Bout the numbers and rates from a marble-carved throne1:03 Your dollar gets lighter, your worry gets deep1:07 While the promises made are too heavy to keep1:11 From the factory floor to the sun-beaten farm1:15 They're just trying to keep their own families from harm1:19 Another percent, another decree1:23 It's all just a number to you and to me1:27 Oh, the headlines they scream and the pundits they brawl1:31 But the price of the coffee is felt by us all1:35 It's the same weary story, on a different page1:39 Just actors and jesters on history's stage1:43 The sun keeps on rising, the river still flows1:47 And that's the one truth that a traveler knows1:51 And the glowing glass screens, they show us new fears1:55 Of storms on the coast and smoke-filled new years1:59 They talk of a future, so shiny and fast2:03 But the shadow it casts is the ghost of the past2:07 I've seen it in kingdoms and seen it in towns2:11 The building of hopes and the tearing them downs2:15 Oh, the headlines they scream and the pundits they brawl2:19 But the price of the coffee is felt by us all2:23 It's the same weary story, on a different page2:27 Just actors and jesters on history's stage2:31 The sun keeps on rising, the river still flows2:35 And that's the one truth that a traveler knows
