Empty Pantries
Dannyho
3:40Congress clocks out Friday noon They'll call it work, we call it soon The headlines hum that same old lie "Things'll clear up by and by." The left blames right, the right blames wrong But the meter's runnin' all day long Gridlock blues it's a nationwide jam Same old fight, same old scam We keep on payin' for their parade While promises rust and progress fades Red tape tight, no road ahead Gridlock blues enough said Filibusters hum like broken fans Talk for hours, say no plans They raise their cups, they toast the fall But none of 'em answers when the workers call Noise on the news, but truth's on mute They sell us slogans we can't dispute Spin those wheels, burn that fuse Ain't no cure for the gridlock blues Gridlock blues same tired tune Dancin' circles 'round the moon We talk in code, we walk in chains We pray for sun but drown in rain Red tape tight, no road ahead Gridlock blues we've all been misled