KEEPING THE FAITH
sung to the tune of “Keeping the Faith” with apologies to Billy Joel.
It seems like we’ve been lost, so let’s remember.
We’re getting older and political grudges are all the rage.
Oh, we should have known much better, but politics is something that’s getting in our way. Oh yeah.
We’re here now because both parties blame it on each other.
Our leaders are not ashamed to say the mean people are their friends. Oh, oh.
They never had the shame to let conscience help their game.
Now we’re all slaves.
But we’re keeping the faith. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, keeping the faith.
This is just the latest crisis and the pundits don’t consider themselves the media; pundits spreading lies with the same old cliches and the same old stereotypes.
Oh, put on the teleprompters, you know, the kind with the opinions and rose-colored shades. Oh yeah.
Feature females, gays, minorities, and sling mud at the opposition.
Violence, polling, celebs and it’s the same old rant and rave.
Oh, it’s become a bore– this politicians’ war, a permanent wave. Yeah. But we’re keeping the faith. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Keeping the faith.
You might think that they do some good things.
Yet more bad things stay the same.
Say goodbye to the old road and order.
The good times will return with the good.
Tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems.
Learn politics as a formal education.
Lost a lot of rights but it showed us we were off our game. Oh, oh.
Heard about “news” but not enough.
Found you could lie and still look tough anyway. (Oh yes we diiid.)
Found out a phone doesn’t cure depression.
Ate an awful lot of late-night movie food.
Drank a lot of “stay at home” bait.
We knew we were doing good, when we learned all we could, about voting in our state. Oh yeah.
We’re keeping the faith. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Keeping the faith.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
The good times will return with the good.
Tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems.
We know the reasons for the whole revival.
Now we’re going outside to meet our fate.
Long-term we won’t have to strive.
Ain’t it wonderful to be alive when we free the States. Yeah.
When we open the floodgates. Yeah.
We’re keeping the faith. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Keeping the faith. We’re keeping the faith. Yes we’re… you know we’re keeping the faith…