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· May 2, 2026
Morning News Ballad
The Dispatch from a Dusty Road
Today's news on an old guitar
The Dispatch from a Dusty Road
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Today's news on an old guitar
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The sun came up on Oregon, on a town called Grants Pass
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Where the highest court has spoken, through a pane of polished glass
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Said the law can move you onward if you've got no roof or door
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A blanket on the pavement ain't a home, not anymore
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And the justices in their black robes, they have drawn a brand new line
0:30
While someone folds their cardboard, for the hundredth, thousandth time.
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Oh, the wheels of state are turning, the ink is on the page
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It's a story I've heard often, from a different kind of age
0:48
With different names and different towns, a different-looking sky
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But the same old human questions, and the same old reasons why
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The powerful will argue, and the poor will pay the cost
1:06
Just another headline found, for a ballad to get lost.
1:12
Tonight the lights burn hot in Georgia, on a stark and empty stage
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Two old men will face each other, filled with history and rage
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One who's there and one who's been there, both want the chair again
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Trading words like cannon fire, for the hearts of weary men
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The whole world leans in closer, to watch the coming fight
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For a scepter and a paper crown, beneath the television light.
1:48
Oh, the wheels of state are turning, the ink is on the page
1:54
It's a story I've heard often, from a different kind of age
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With different names and different towns, a different-looking sky
2:06
But the same old human questions, and the same old reasons why
2:12
The powerful will argue, and the poor will pay the cost
2:18
Just another headline found, for a ballad to get lost.
2:24
The summer's breath is heavy, the heat is on the land
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And the price of bread and gasoline, is more than folks had planned
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From the courtroom to the podium, the noise is loud and grand
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But the quiet truths are whispered, in the palm of a working hand
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They talk of polls and rulings, of who will rise and fall
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But out here on the highway, you can barely hear it all.
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Oh, the wheels of state are turning, the ink is on the page
3:06
It's a story I've heard often, from a different kind of age
3:12
With different names and different towns, a different-looking sky
3:18
But the same old human questions, and the same old reasons why
3:24
The powerful will argue, and the poor will pay the cost
3:30
Just another headline found, for a ballad to get lost.
