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· Jun 10, 2026
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The Same Old Story (In a Troubled Land)
A Storyteller's Morning Report
The Same Old Story (In a Troubled Land)
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About this episode
A Storyteller's Morning Report
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The wires they hum with the news of the day
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Another chapter in the same old play
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I've seen it written in the dust and the stone
0:11
From the king's high castle to the beggar's thrown
0:15
The names all change, but the tale is the same
0:18
Of power and money, and fortune and fame
0:22
So pour a drink, and lend me your earFor the story of now, from a long-ago year.
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Oh, the wheel of fortune, it spins and it grinds
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Leaving some folks winners, and some left behind
0:34
From the courthouse steps to the southern sand
0:37
It's the same old story in a troubled land
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Yeah, the same old story in a troubled land.
0:45
In a city of glass, a former king stood tall
0:49
Then a jury of twelve made him stumble and fall
0:52
Thirty-four counts, a paper trail read
0:56
Of money paid out, and words better left unsaid
1:00
For a silent star and a campaign's price
1:04
They said he rolled a dangerous dice
1:08
Now the nation's divided on what it all means
1:11
Just another act in these political scenes.
1:15
Oh, the wheel of fortune, it spins and it grinds
1:19
Leaving some folks winners, and some left behind
1:23
From the courthouse steps to the southern sand
1:27
It's the same old story in a troubled land
1:30
Yeah, the same old story in a troubled land.
1:34
Down on the border, the sun beats with might
1:38
President Biden signed a paper last night
1:42
He says the door is closed when the numbers get high
1:45
For the hopeful souls 'neath a desperate sky
1:49
Seeking asylum, a place to belong
1:53
But the law is a river, not always a song
1:57
And another promise turns to dust on the breeze
2:01
Rustling the leaves on the tired old trees.
2:04
And the sun keeps burning the western ground
2:08
A President's son in a courtroom is bound
2:12
The headlines flicker, a furious stream
2:16
Like a half-remembered, feverish dream
2:19
Some call it justice, some call it a sham
2:23
Some blame the lion, and some blame the lamb
2:27
But I've sung this tune through the sun and the rain
2:31
And I know I'll be singing this story again.
2:35
Oh, the wheel of fortune, it spins and it grinds
2:38
Leaving some folks winners, and some left behind
2:42
From the courthouse steps to the southern sand
2:46
It's the same old story in a troubled land
2:50
Yeah, the same old story in this troubled land.
