Best of Times...




It was the best or times, 
it was the worst of times... 
It just depended on who you were. 
For the rich, the well-to-do, the professionals, 
For the people who knew how to manipulate... 
It was the best of times indeed. 
For the poor, the needy, the working class,
For the people who slaved and toiled... 
It was the worst of times, in need.


Two rich heirs to political dynasties, 
Neither a winner, it was only too sad... 
Neither with enough support and no-one to cheer. 
To courts they ran, both men would fight! 
It was the best of times, for lawyers and courts. 
Democracy dying, her blood slow to leak... 
It was the worst of times. but no-one bothered to look. 
The show, the specticle, distracting our eyes, 
We missed the dishonor, we missed all their lies!

It was the best of times, 
It was the worst of times... 
America crumbling, the land that I love,
Liberty crying, defiled by greed... 
Homeless and hungry, we find there's a cost. 
I couldn't vote for either of them, 
There wasn't a choice! 
It was the best of times,
It was the worst of times...

Created: November 29, 2000r.
Last Updated: November 29, 2000r.