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· Jun 15, 2026
Morning News Ballad
The Watcher's Song
A Ballad of the Summer News
The Watcher's Song
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A Ballad of the Summer News
0:00
The lights came up in Georgia's hall
0:04
For two old men who've seen it all
0:08
Joe took the stage, his voice a bit low
0:12
And Donald with his fire and glow
0:16
They talked of money, war, and trust
0:20
While decades of old promises rust
0:25
A nation watched on glowing screens
0:29
To try and figure what it means.
0:33
And the wheel keeps on a-turnin' 'round
0:37
Same old story in a different town
0:41
Kings and paupers, truth and lies
0:45
Written in the people's eyes
0:50
I'm just the watcher on the road
0:54
Singin' 'bout a heavy load.
0:58
Down in the court of marble white
1:02
They argued what was wrong and right
1:06
A law was passed in Idaho
1:10
Limiting where a life could go
1:15
But doctors swear an oath to save
1:19
The one who's closest to the grave
1:23
The judges weighed the state and fed'ral plea
1:27
While life hung on a legal decree.
1:31
And the wheel keeps on a-turnin' 'round
1:36
Same old story in a different town
1:40
Kings and paupers, truth and lies
1:44
Written in the people's eyes
1:48
I'm just the watcher on the road
1:52
Singin' 'bout a heavy load.
1:56
And out across the burning plains
2:01
The summer sun beats down like chains
2:05
The asphalt melts, the rivers shrink
2:09
Gives a weary soul a cause to think
2:13
If all this noise and all this fight
2:17
Can ever make the darkness light.
2:21
And the wheel keeps on a-turnin' 'round
2:26
Same old story in a different town
2:30
Kings and paupers, truth and lies
2:34
Written in the people's eyes
2:38
I'm just the watcher on the road
2:42
Singin' 'bout a heavy load.
