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· Jun 6, 2026
Morning News Ballad
The Headline Ballad
Today's News, an Old, Old Tale
The Headline Ballad
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Today's News, an Old, Old Tale
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The jury's filed back in the room in a town of steel and glass
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A former king with a golden name, his shadow on the past
0:13
They read the counts out one by one, a whisper then a roar
0:20
Thirty-four times the paper cried what no one's heard before
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A payment made in hush of night, a story bought and sold
0:33
Now a felony's the final word, a chapter to unfold
0:40
Oh, the headlines spin a tangled thread for the modern man to see
0:47
But it's just a tale of pride and fall, old as the cypress tree
0:53
The names will change, the years will fade, the ink will surely dry
1:00
But the human heart's the same old song beneath the same old sky
1:07
Down in the Texas plains the sun, it beats a brazen drum
1:13
The power grid just groans and sighs, the cool relief won't come
1:20
The mercury's a fever dream, a number on the news
1:27
Another record broken now, for folks with dusty shoes
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They say the dome of heat is here, a heavy, burning crown
1:40
While the Earth she breathes a fiery sigh on a tired, thirsty town
1:47
Oh, the headlines spin a tangled thread for the modern man to see
1:54
But it's just a tale of pride and fall, old as the cypress tree
2:00
The names will change, the years will fade, the ink will surely dry
2:07
But the human heart's the same old song beneath the same old sky
2:14
The men who watch the money lines, they speak of cuts and rates
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While a family counts their dollars out and ponders on their fates
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One man's verdict, one town's heat, the cost to stay afloat
2:34
It's all the same old river's current rocking the same old boat
2:41
Oh, the headlines spin a tangled thread for the modern man to see
2:47
But it's just a tale of pride and fall, old as the cypress tree
2:54
The names will change, the years will fade, the ink will surely dry
3:01
But the human heart's the same old song beneath the same old sky
