About this episode Tune into 'The Morning Wind' for a unique journey through today's USA headlines, reimagined as timeless folk ballads. Each morning, a traveling storyteller unravels current events, revealing the ancient human dramas that echo through every news cycle. Discover how the present connects to the past, gaining a fresh perspective and a deeper, more reflective understanding of the world around you.
0:00 The sun beats down like a hammer's fall0:04 Puts a shimmerin' haze over one and all0:08 From the Midwest plains to the Eastern shore0:12 The old folks say they ain't seen a heat like this before0:16 The air is thick and the rivers are low0:20 Just another season in the passing show0:25 Oh, the headlines roll on the morning wind0:29 Telling tales of where we've been0:33 It's a new day's verse in an ancient song0:37 'Bout what's right and what feels wrong0:41 And the wheel keeps turning round and round0:45 On this hard and unforgiving ground0:50 In Georgia, on a brightly lit stage0:54 Two old men try to turn a new page0:58 For an hour and a half, the words they flew1:02 'Bout what they'd promised and what they'd do1:06 One's voice was hoarse and the other was loud1:10 Each one trying to sway the worried crowd1:15 Oh, the headlines roll on the morning wind1:19 Telling tales of where we've been1:23 It's a new day's verse in an ancient song1:27 'Bout what's right and what feels wrong1:31 And the wheel keeps turning round and round1:35 On this hard and unforgiving ground1:40 The men in black robes, they had their say1:44 'Bout where a soul with no home can lay1:48 Said a city can ban the blanket and the bed1:52 Now where's a poor man to rest his weary head?1:56 The wires all hum with what's false and what's true2:00 But who gets to choose, between me and you?2:05 Oh, the headlines roll on the morning wind2:09 Telling tales of where we've been2:13 It's a new day's verse in an ancient song2:17 'Bout what's right and what feels wrong2:21 And the wheel keeps turning round and round2:25 On this hard and unforgiving ground
