The Weekly Wire

Gather 'round folks, the sun's gettin' low The dust from the highway is starting to glow I bring you the news from this week on the wire Some stories of water, some stories of fire From courtrooms of judgement to rockets in flight Just the same human drama in a different light In a New York City courtroom, the gavel did fall A man who was president, standing up tall Heard thirty-four numbers read out in the hall For falsified records, he'd given his all The jury they spoke, and the verdict was cast

A moment in history, moving so fast Oh, the headlines they holler, the ticker tape runs 'Neath the light of a thousand American suns From the price of your coffee to the storms on the plain It's the same human story, again and again Just another new chapter, another old page Played out for the world on a different stage Down on the coast, where the launchpads all gleam They chased after a long-held celestial dream A Starliner capsule, with fire in its heart For Wilmore and Williams to play their new part

Delayed for a while, but they finally flew Two souls in the black, with a sky-high view Now, out in the heartland, the thunderheads grew Tornadoes came twisting, a terrible crew They ripped through the prairies, from Texas to Iowa Leaving folks searching for what they held dear A reminder from nature, of its awesome might In the dark of the storm and the dawn's early light Oh, the headlines they holler, the ticker tape runs 'Neath the light of a thousand American suns From the price of your coffee to the storms on the plain

It's the same human story, again and again Just another new chapter, another old page Played out for the world on a different stage Some will say justice, some will say shame Some will praise progress and whisper a name But the wind doesn't care who is right, who is wrong It just carries the pieces and turns them to song For your children's own children to learn and to tell From the sound of a verdict to a mission bell Yeah, the wind turns the pages, and I'll be on my way With more of the same on a different day

More of the same... on a different day.