0:00 The autumn wind blows 'cross the Capitol grounds0:04 Another year, I know these worried sounds0:08 The clock on the wall ticks a rhythm of dread0:12 For a thousand new promises, cold and unsaid0:16 They're drawing their lines on the government's floor0:20 Over fights that their fathers have fought here before0:24 To keep the lights on or to let the gears fall0:29 While the country outside holds its breath through it all.0:33 Oh, the headlines they shout, and the pundits they weep0:37 But the stories are old, and the currents run deep0:41 It's power and money, it's struggle and pride0:45 With a new coat of paint on the things they can't hide0:49 Just another verse in this traveler's song0:53 Where we've all been before, and we all sing along.0:58 Down on the line in the heart of Detroit1:02 The air's full of feelings they have to exploit1:06 The UAW stands in the rain and the sun1:10 For a battle their grandfathers thought they had won1:14 Against the Big Three, with their profits so tall1:18 They're asking their share before the first leaves of fall1:23 A fair day's wages, a promise to keep1:27 While the engine of commerce is put back to sleep.1:31 Oh, the headlines they shout, and the pundits they weep1:35 But the stories are old, and the currents run deep1:39 It's power and money, it's struggle and pride1:43 With a new coat of paint on the things they can't hide1:47 Just another verse in this traveler's song1:52 Where we've all been before, and we all sing along.1:56 And a ghost in the wires has started to learn2:00 A new kind of thinking at every turn2:04 They talk of the future that AI will build2:08 While the fears of the past are the ones that are filled2:12 From the hand on the hammer to the code on the screen2:16 It's the same human question: what does it all mean?2:21 Oh, the headlines they shout, and the pundits they weep2:25 But the stories are old, and the currents run deep2:29 It's power and money, it's struggle and pride2:33 With a new coat of paint on the things they can't hide2:37 Just another verse in this traveler's song2:41 Where we've all been before, and we all sing along.
