RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: DEMOCRACY
We Will Get By
You have to believe we will get by
You have to believe
That democracy will prevail
When all is said …
The autocrats, the dictators, the wannabes,
The hustlers, the con men, the promise
You everything wise guys...
They’re all lies
You have to believe the people
Will see through them
The trouble is there are so many of them
They come in all forms and colors
They wear fancy clothes and wry grins
They drive Tesla’s and Cadillac Seville’s
They bring you sparkling gifts
But their gold is pyrite
Their magic is a conjuring spell
Their promise is an empty shell
There is only one truth
She is not fancy
She has no bells and whistles
She is not the belle of the ball
But she is steady and persistent
She is the stronger tenfold
And democracy is her friend
And democracy we’ll defend
We will get by
(re: Grateful Dead’s A Touch of Grey)
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