Not so long ago
We can still remember how
Our country used to make us smile
And we knew that we would see
That we could keep the people free
And maybe they’d be happy for a while
.
But one November made me shiver
When all the ballots were delivered
Bad news on the doorstep
We couldn’t take one more step
I Can’t remember if we cried
When we read about his blatant lies
Something touched us deep inside
The day Democracy died
So
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin’ this’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die
Did you burn the book of love?
And do you ignore your God above?
Does the Bible tell you so?
Do you believe in justice whole?
Can freedom save your mortal soul?
And somehow you think we don’t already know?
Well, we know that you’re in bed with him
‘Cause we saw you colluding, treason’s sin
You both picked who would lose
Man, we don’t dig these яussian screws
Bern was an aging hero up on a donkey
Alas a pink slip primary made it all go wonky
But we knew he was out of luck
Now for twelve months we’ve been on our own
And trouble grows fast and more is sown
But that’s not how it used to be
When the jester tweeted it all away
With hatred, lies, and believe what I say…
In a style that came from you and me
Oh and while the eagle was looking down
The jester stole his sacred town
The electors were adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Jr. lied about the reason
The яussians laid out a plan for treason
And so began our nightmare season
Scott Stantis
March 20, 2014
September 30, 2017
Not so long ago
We can still remember how
Our country used to make us smile
And we knew that we would see
That we could keep the people free
And maybe they’d be happy for a while
.
But one November made me shiver
When all the ballots were delivered
Bad news on the doorstep
We couldn’t take one more step
.
I Can’t remember if we cried
When we read about his blatant lies
Something touched us deep inside
The day Democracy died
So
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin’ this’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die
.
Did you burn the book of love?
And do you ignore your God above?
Does the Bible tell you so?
Do you believe in justice whole?
Can freedom save your mortal soul?
And somehow you think we don’t already know?
.
Well, we know that you’re in bed with him
‘Cause we saw you colluding, treason’s sin
You both picked who would lose
Man, we don’t dig these яussian screws
.
Bern was an aging hero up on a donkey
Alas a pink slip primary made it all go wonky
But we knew he was out of luck
The day Democracy died
.
Now for twelve months we’ve been on our own
And trouble grows fast and more is sown
But that’s not how it used to be
.
When the jester tweeted it all away
With hatred, lies, and believe what I say…
In a style that came from you and me
.
Oh and while the eagle was looking down
The jester stole his sacred town
The electors were adjourned
No verdict was returned
.
And while Jr. lied about the reason
The яussians laid out a plan for treason
And so began our nightmare season
The day Democracy died