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· May 27, 2026
Morning News Ballad
The Humming Wire
A Ballad of the Picket Line and the Hill
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A Ballad of the Picket Line and the Hill
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The wire hums a tune this morning grey
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From Michigan, I hear the working man say
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The Big Three engines have all gone to rust
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On picket lines where promises are dust
0:18
They walk the line in old Detroit town
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For a living wage before the sun goes down
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Fighting for the future, for their daughters and their sons
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Same old story 'til the battle's won.
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Oh, the headlines roll like thunder from a drum
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But the story's old, and the singer's numb
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'Cause the ink will fade and the screens will change their hue
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But it's the same old tale, for me and for you
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Just another turning of the weary wheel of man
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Trying to make a living, doing the best he can.
1:04
Down in Washington, beneath a marble dome
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The congressmen are fighting far from home
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They draw their lines and bang the Speaker's gavel
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While the funding bills and budgets all unravel
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They shut it down, then bring it back again
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A game of chicken in the driving rain
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Talking 'bout the debt and the dollars they must save
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While the folks back home just wonder what they gave.
1:41
Oh, the headlines roll like thunder from a drum
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But the story's old, and the singer's numb
1:51
'Cause the ink will fade and the screens will change their hue
1:55
But it's the same old tale, for me and for you
2:00
Just another turning of the weary wheel of man
2:04
Trying to make a living, doing the best he can.
2:09
From a high stone tower, the Federal Reserve will speak
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Of interest rates that make the strong feel weak
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They cool the heat to keep the beast at bay
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But the price is paid at the end of the day
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By the family farm and the factory floor
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Who always seem to be the ones keeping score.
2:37
Oh, the headlines roll like thunder from a drum
2:41
But the story's old, and the singer's numb
2:46
'Cause the ink will fade and the screens will change their hue
2:51
But it's the same old tale, for me and for you
2:55
Just another turning of the weary wheel of man
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Trying to make a living, doing the best he can.
