Been a long time coming
this rant and prophecy of mine
Bear with me i plead with you
i mean no harm, at best i am a cheerleader
stand with me and hear me now
Lived in Texas all my life
traveled some in the north and west
i know this place, i know my provenance
you don't really have to tell me just how gobsmacked crazy it is down here
i know it entirely too well
They tell me the demographics favor the D over R
They tell me that the Latino vote can deliver this state one day
show me, don't tell me
I saw how the RGV and the border voted for Bush
I see how they get shut out of the state party because they will not stand for their own
do it, make a mark
prove it. Theories are all good and happy, but it has flat got to pass inspection
test it, prove it. If all you want is another pay check
if all you do is try to hang onto the past
we are moving forward
come along or get left behind
I been here all my life
seen a lot of hating
seen the KKK down at the courthouse
I know we lynched a lot of humans, all colors
We also had Sam Houston, Ralph Yarborough and Barbara J
and Louis Gohmert, Rick Perry and a whole host of other idiots
i get tired
i want to give up and say fuck it all
hang it. they can have it, moving away
and here i am again
i know too many family here and too many friends
i just can't up and leave
ain't gonna fun oft yet
i saw a sign
Mid-Cities Democrats had claimed a roadside
picking up trash
it might not mean a lot in the bigger picture
but i counted it for something
dammit! I will not fucking give in!
If I have to die on the ramparts with no more bullets !
There I stand!
Make your case heard
make it stick
vote like you mean it
don't you dare ever split the ticket
just don't
it costs you in the long run
make the number crunchers proud
make it stick