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· May 9, 2026
Morning News Ballad
The Weary Traveler's Almanac
This Morning's News, An Old-Time Tune
The Weary Traveler's Almanac
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This Morning's News, An Old-Time Tune
0:00
The autumn wind blows down the Mall, a chill is in the air
0:06
Another deadline's coming due, with shouting and a prayer
0:13
On Capitol Hill, the doors are closed, the talking's hard and fast
0:20
They're fighting 'bout a budget line, a ghost of budgets past
0:27
The Speaker holds a heavy gavel, the President a pen
0:33
And down the wire, the tickers fly, it's shutdown talk again.
0:40
Oh, the wheel it turns, the story's told, in ink and whispered word
0:47
Of promises both bought and sold, the righteous and absurd
0:54
The sun comes up, the sun goes down, another page is filled
1:01
It's the same old tune in a different town, on a freshly planted field.
1:07
Out on the coast, the smoke still hangs, a memory of the fire
1:14
While in the heartland, farmers watch the floodwaters rise higher
1:21
The man from the Fed, he clears his throat, and speaks of points and rates
1:28
And families watch the price of bread behind their picket gates
1:35
They say the jobs are coming back, they say the numbers lookin' strong
1:41
But every dollar feels so light, and every day feels long.
1:48
Oh, the wheel it turns, the story's told, in ink and whispered word
1:55
Of promises both bought and sold, the righteous and absurd
2:02
The sun comes up, the sun goes down, another page is filled
2:08
It's the same old tune in a different town, on a freshly planted field.
2:15
The glowing screens show us a world the old bards never knew
2:22
Where thinking machines can write a rhyme and paint the sky anew
2:29
A rocket aims to touch a star, a new frontier to own
2:36
While down below we're still just flesh, and blood, and weary bone.
2:42
Oh, the wheel it turns, the story's told, in ink and whispered word
2:49
Of promises both bought and sold, the righteous and absurd
2:56
The sun comes up, the sun goes down, another page is filled
3:03
It's the same old tune in a different town, on a freshly planted field.
