Verse 1
I turned on the TV, heard a man yell “fight,”
Another one promised he’d make it all right,
One blamed the left, one blamed the right,
Both were sellin’ gasoline and callin’ it light.
I drove to the bar where the jukebox glowed,
Some old boy laughed and said “Son, here’s what I know…”
Chorus
The perfect political song
Is when you don’t hear ‘em at all,
No red hats screamin’, no blue lights flashin’,
No experts predictin’ the fall,
Just a broke-down heart and a steel guitar,
Maybe a drunk girl missin’ her dog,
Yeah the perfect political song…
Is when you don’t hear politics at all.
Verse 2
My buddy writes protest songs every damn week,
Gets thirty-two likes and a death threat tweet,
Another guy swears he can save the USA,
Long as you buy his T-shirt today.
Meanwhile the waitress just wants her tips,
The farmer wants rain and a new transmission fixed.
Chorus
The perfect political song
Is when you don’t hear ‘em at all,
No campaign buzzwords, no angry podcasts,
No senators flexin’ for calls,
Just Friday night smoke from a charcoal fire,
Some Merle Haggard through the wall,
Yeah the perfect political song…
Is when you don’t hear politics at all.
Bridge
Everybody’s mad at everybody now,
Keyboard cowboys takin’ sacred vows,
But nobody dances when the room gets tense,
They just argue loud and call it common sense.
Final Chorus
The perfect political song
Is when the whole bar starts singin’,
No one asks who you voted for,
No one cares what side you’re bringin’,
Just cold beer, bad jokes, neon beer signs hummin’,
Two-step boots in the hall,
Yeah the perfect political song…
Is when you don’t hear politics at all.
Tag
Turn that noise down, son…
Play somethin’ people can live through.

Been drummed in my head for 30 years to write conversationally

thanks Bill

This is great! Ain't it the truth.