The Turning of the Wheel

In a New York City courtroom, where the air was thick and low A jury sat in judgment, watchin' history's seeds all grow For a man who held the highest office, a president by name Now standin' for a reckoning, in a hush money game They read the charges one by one, the ink was barely dry A shadow fell across the land, beneath a troubled sky

Oh, the wheel it keeps on turnin', same as it's ever done A powerful man can stumble, beneath the morning sun I've seen this tale in many lands, I've heard this very song The names all change, the story stays, where right contends with wrong Thirty-four times the foreman spoke, the word was 'guilty' said A verdict that will echo long, for the living and the dead

The first time for a leader, who has sat upon that throne To face a jury of his peers, and face it all alone The nation splits along the fault, the arguments begin But the twelve inside that silent room, saw where the truth had been Oh, the wheel it keeps on turnin', same as it's ever done A powerful man can stumble, beneath the morning sun

I've seen this tale in many lands, I've heard this very song The names all change, the story stays, where right contends with wrong And while the papers shout the news, the sky turned angry green Across the heartland, twisters roared, the worst you've ever seen From Texas up to Arkansas, the sirens cried their plea Just ordinary people, facin' nature's harsh decree

They pull their neighbors from the wood, and start to build again A different kind of trial by fire, in the wind and in the rain Oh, the wheel it keeps on turnin', same as it's ever done A humble house can fall to dust, beneath the stormy sun I've seen this tale in many lands, I've heard this very song The names all change, the story stays, where people must be strong