Gridlock Blues

Congress 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