The Storyteller's Morning

The autumn leaves in Washington are painted red and gold But a colder story's written now, a tale to be told The Speaker's chair is empty, the gavel's on the floor Kevin McCarthy's journey ended, he ain't welcome anymore Now Scalise and Jordan circle for that thorny, heavy crown While the business of the people is the only thing that's down Oh, the wheel of history's turning, same as it ever did For the mighty and the wanting, and the secrets that are hid

Gather 'round and listen to the news that's born today It's just another verse in the song I always play Out on the picket lines, the air is getting crisp A fair day's wage for a fair day's work is the story on their lips The UAW is standing, against the Big Three's might Shawn Fain is on the bullhorn, fighting for what's right From Detroit down to Toledo, they're walking proud and slow Another chapter in a story that the working people know

Oh, the wheel of history's turning, same as it ever did For the mighty and the wanting, and the secrets that are hid Gather 'round and listen to the news that's born today It's just another verse in the song I always play And the mailman brings a letter, to houses big and small The student loan forbearance has finally seen its fall Forty million people waken to a debt they have to pay A promise from the government that got washed away

This ain't financial advice, just a fact you ought to know It's the burden that you carry, everywhere you go Oh, the wheel of history's turning, same as it ever did For the mighty and the wanting, and the secrets that are hid Gather 'round and listen to the news that's born today It's just another verse in the song I always play