The Wheel Keeps On Turnin'

The microphones hum and the banners are raised Two old contenders in these modern days One from the White House, one from Mar-a-Lago's sun Another long race has already begun They're trading their barbs on the cable news screens While the folks in the middle just wonder what it means They're drawing their lines in the red and the blue A story that's old, but feels terribly new. Oh, the wheel keeps on turnin', the story's the same Just different faces and different names The wind blows the headlines, then blows 'em away But the song of the people is here to stay

Yes, the song of the people is here to stay. The man from the Fed, he speaks in low tones About interest rates, mortgages, and loans The price of your bread and your gasoline The tightest damn budget you've ever seen The market goes up, then it tumbles back down A nervous vibration runs through the town From Wall Street's high towers to the checkout line Everyone's praying for a positive sign. Oh, the wheel keeps on turnin', the story's the same Just different faces and different names The wind blows the headlines, then blows 'em away

But the song of the people is here to stay Yes, the song of the people is here to stay. On the university quad, the tents are all spread The youth are out shouting the words in their head For Gaza, for freedom, for a side they believe While the old men in power just watch and perceive A problem to solve, a disruption to quell But the passion of youth is a ringing bell That echoes through history, through turmoil and warThey've stood on these lawns for the same things before. And a ghost in the wire is learning to think A new kind of magic, right there on the brink They call it AI, a mind in the code

Another new seed that the future has sowed Some say it's a tool, some say it's the end Just another new story, my weary old friend. Oh, the wheel keeps on turnin', the story's the same Just different faces and different names The wind blows the headlines, then blows 'em away But the song of the people is here to stay Yes, the song of the people is here to stay.