For some reason I’ve had this one on a shelf for a couple of months, don’t know why really. I thought I had run a draft of it by my Mikey Six for a “Mikey likes it or doesn’t like it” taste test but without much response … none actually, apparently we had run out of milk. But then I remembered that well, remembering isn’t necessarily the most reliable of things these days, freakin’ keys and glasses (back pocket top of your head dude) so I looked back in my messenger and saw that I had actually only run it past two of my six Mikey’s. So, I bought some more milk and ran it past the other four. I got one “that’s good Steve” which was enough for me so now I can at least tout this as “1 out of 6 Mikey’s agree” and post it.
(my Mikey Six, by the way, are six really good longtime friends who have spent years learning how to tolerate me and pretend to be nice)
To Neil Diamond’s “America”.
America Redux
White
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We be claiming our right
In this our home
All others don’t belong
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Place
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Go came from and be free
Any disagree
I’ll show ya my favorite tree
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But talk out loud we will remind
Our pretense is color blind
How can we be racist kind
Just flag and country we’re aligned
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Got support of the like mind
In high places there where you will find
It’s Greene and Hawley and Boebert time
On our white they’ll never drop a dime
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News
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It paints us in the wrong
Ignores our patriot song
We just love country strong
Fight for white all along
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Cues
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We take them as they come
Blind to dumb just to be as one
From power to us armed pawns
We just want to belong
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Ron Johnson in his insane world
Cap riot not a real concern
Though black lives would make fears curl
Insurrection just a flag unfurled
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Claim nothing was really seen
It wasn’t it seemed to be
You’re all taking this to extremes
I’ll tell ya it’s just part of dreams
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We’re just acting on base instinct
One fostered with four years of drink
Of Krool Aid orange flavored lies
Asking cut democracy’s ties today
We pray
Today
Violently say
Hooray
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Our country ’tis of thee
We were intent on a hangin’ spree
Of those who wouldn’t see
The real truth in our patriot dreams
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It wasn’t what it seemed to be
It was hugs kisses and sittin’ for tea
We were just tryin’ to make him proud
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It wasn’t what it seemed to be
It was hugs kisses and sittin’ for tea
We were just tryin’ to make him proud
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