"TUG OF WAR" by Michael R. Clem © 2024

Recorded at Tallwoods, Charlottesville VA
20Feb24
Lyrics
There’s a fight for the soul of our nation
there’s a fight for a parking space
there’s a fight among parents at a kids ballgame
with a brawl that clears the place
There’s a fight in the line at Walmart
There’s a fight for a snowball fort
There’s a fight over who wrote Stairway to Heaven
in fact, they even went to court
We’re all gonna find our differences
It’s not tough to find some more
but we levitate and see, we have more in common
& we’ll end this tug of war
There’s a fight to return to the days of old
there’s a fight to forge ahead
There’s a fight over whether John Mayer
should be playing guitar with the Grateful Dead
There’s a fight to make things legal
From illegals to hydroponic pot
There’s a fight for the right to party
There’s a fight for the right to not
We’re all gonna find our differences
It’s not tough to find some more
but we levitate and see, we have more in common
& we’ll end this tug of war
Today, I’d vote for Teddy Roosevelt
He did his own taxidermy
I’d hope Hank Aaron was his running mate
i think they’d deserve a third termy
There’s a fight over how to view history
There’s a fight over climate shift
There’s a fight over who’ll save the country
There’s a fight over Taylor Swift
There’s a fight over who gets the front seat
There’s a fight for the TV chair
Wherever there’s a fight, you know who’s right
That’s why Moms are there
We’re all gonna find our differences
It’s not tough to find some more
but we levitate and see, we have more in common
||: we’ll end this tug of war :||
Shave and a haircut, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg