And I Guess That's Why They Call it the News

Original song: Elton John, Davey Johnstone
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin

I Guess That’s Why they Call it the Blues

I Guess That’s Why they Call it the News

A Paddy Whack

They Dish it Today
They look at it like they are so clever
Between you and me they Can’t honestly say
Left Wings will rule us forever

Just smile for today
Just put those demons aside
And it won’t be long before liberty runs
To that place in our hearts where it abides

And I guess that’s why they call it the news
Time we demand we hear truth from those boobs
Drafting our Children, Living off Others
Trashing reporters that go under cover!
And I guess that’s why they call it the news.

Just spare us some grace
Picture our fate in your hands
Cling to the Second without hesitation
And never forget our great Land

Our U.S.A.
Dies in the night without help
Now more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itself

And I guess that’s why they call it the news
Time we demand we hear truth from those boobs

Drafting our Children, Living off Others
Trashing reporters that go under cover!
And I guess that’s why they call it the news.

[harmonica interlude]

Our U.S.A.
Dies in the night without help
Now more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itself

And I guess that’s why they call it the news
Time we demand we hear truth from those boobs
Drafting our Children, Living off Others
Trashing reporters that go under cover!
And I guess that’s why they call it the news.

And I guess that’s why they call it the news.

And I guess that’s why they call it the news.

And I guess that’s why they call it the news.

Can You Hear Us Now?

In honor of the Can You Hear Us Now? protests ongoing and slated for tomorrow. Please feel free to utilize this!

If They Could See Me Now (from Sweet Charity)

If You Can Hear us Now
A Paddy Whack©

Well Can You Hear us Now?
We’re here to make a point
We’re not a rent-a-mob, Our nose is out of joint
We’d like you all to come and report the news
We are not Astroturf, We’re speaking our views!
All I can say is Wow
Look out and do your Job
Today we landed,

POW
We’re here “the Angry Mob!”
Get the message! ?

Holy Cow!
We’ll never believe you
If you Cannot Hear Us Now!

If you Can’t Hear us Now
You are the king of spin!
Can’t you see your credibility is Thin?
We’d like to see you try to just state the facts
Instead of shoving one more knife in our backs
All I can say is

Wow!
Wait till the evening news
When every main stream gal and guy will state their views
What a Set-up!
Holy Cow!
We’ll never believe you
If you Cannot Hear us Now!

If You Can Hear Us Now
Report it on TV,
We need some fair and balanced news from ABC (NBC)
I wish just once I’d hear some anchor remark
That Our Tea Party Knocked it Out of the Park!
To think our Founders said
We need a Press so Free
That it is necessary to our Liberty
What a shame you cannot see
We’ll never believe you!
If you Cannot Hear us Now!