Every single morning
And every afternoon
They read the daily
headlines
Citing the antics of
buffoons
And they shake their
heads and cuss
As they share their
smokes with their friends
They drink from
polystyrene mugs
Sweet tea and
Caterers Blend
Did you see the news?
They know the truth
instinctively
And they shout it
loud and often
The fools and liars
are all exposed
And the villains are
unforgotten
They say “It’s the
same shit but a different day”
And “If you ask me
they oughta ...”
“Why don’t they..?"
this and “Why don’t they..?” that
Is repeated over and
over
Did you see the news?
They’ve got the radio
blaring
Got their classic
rock
Singin’ yeah, yeah,
yeah
Did you see the news?
Well this is no made
up rhyme
I know this for a
fact
Every answer this
poor world needs
Is being spoken
around the back
On a hundred million
smokoes
In a hundred million
towns
The working class is
so much wiser
Than the clowns that
they’ve put in power
Did you see the news?
They've got their radio blaring
Got their classic rock
Singin' yeah, yeah, yeah
© Geoff Achison 2004