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· May 3, 2026
Morning News Ballad
This Morning's Verse
The age-old news, sung anew.
This Morning's Verse
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The age-old news, sung anew.
0:00
Gather 'round and listen close, the paper's fresh today
0:05
Down in Washington, the same old games they play
0:10
A man in a suit draws a line in the sand
0:15
For the soul of the budget, for the fate of the land
0:20
They shout 'cross the aisle with a righteous decree
0:25
But the words sound like echoes from a history
0:31
I heard from my father, and his father from him
0:36
Just a new coat of paint on an old, weary whim.
0:41
Oh, the sun comes up and the headlines they burn
0:46
Another new chapter, another sharp turn
0:51
But the ink always fades on the story they spin
0:56
It's the same river flowing, we're all wading in
1:02
From the halls of the powerful to the dust on your shoes
1:07
It's just this morning's verse for the age-old news.
1:12
The numbers came down, they whisper and fret
1:17
About the price of your bread and the weight of your debt
1:22
A dollar ain't a dollar from a week to the next
1:27
The market's a fever, leaving everyone vexed
1:33
A mother counts pennies for a gallon of gas
1:38
Hoping the good times they swore in will last
1:43
They promise prosperity, a golden new age
1:48
But it's the same empty wallet on a different page.
1:53
Oh, the sun comes up and the headlines they burn
1:59
Another new chapter, another sharp turn
2:04
But the ink always fades on the story they spin
2:09
It's the same river flowing, we're all wading in
2:14
From the halls of the powerful to the dust on your shoes
2:19
It's just this morning's verse for the age-old news.
2:24
The sky turns to orange from a fire in the west
2:30
While the ghosts in the wire are put to the test
2:35
They're building a mind out of lightning and code
2:40
Another new god for a heavy-worn road
2:45
We look for salvation in a screen's pale light
2:50
And forget the real storm that is gathering night.
2:55
Oh, the sun comes up and the headlines they burn
3:01
Another new chapter, another sharp turn
3:06
But the ink always fades on the story they spin
3:11
It's the same river flowing, we're all wading in
3:16
From the halls of the powerful to the dust on your shoes
3:21
It's just this morning's verse for the age-old news.
