Team loyalty, it seems Is more a mystry than a science Who knows why Im devoted To the New York Football Giants Is it just about proximity To what were our home towns That Duane roots for the Raiders And Hugh bleeds for the Browns I was born three feet from Flushing So, if you [...]
Ive mixed feelings for my President I dont know what to make of him Some folks I know have said Theyve had as much as they can take of him He has a way of leaving In his wake, a mound of messes And a style that all too frequently Steps on his own successes [...]
I like to think that I can tell The real news from the phony I trust the guys I tune in to Here on the old Marconi I grab the daily papers Just to get the whole gestalt And take each take I take away With but a pinch of salt I do my own [...]
Youve seen it in the theater On the stage and on the screen The hero or the heroine Who rails at the routine To climb the corporate ladder For bills they have to pay They follow their own footsteps And do it every day Though much that comes from Hollywood We dont see eye-to-eye with [...]
That little jolt in Northridge That shook me from my bed That smashed the house I lived in And dropped books on my head Yes, we had come to Hollywood To live among the stars But spent the rest of January Sleeping in our cars That ice storm on Long Island A kid in freezing [...]
All across the nation This week’s most compelling story Is abuse of statuary In a way that’s statutory I was raised as a New Yorker But got schooling in the South And I’d heard that it was dif’rent there At least by word of mouth Then I found, to my amazement There were still intense [...]
The world is at a crossroads I’ve heard some people say For long as I been livin’ You could say that every day Those with education And their noses out of joint Scorn this talk of crossroads They prefer “inflection point” But, choices make a difference Like who we pick for POTUS And some less [...]
After months of probing And much rancorous debate, The NY Times convinced me Not to want my country great This Russian case is crucial Its open and its shut The camels back is broken Theres no more slack to cut Where once my spirits lifted Youll find them in the dumper Theyll serve me now [...]
If I could be the President Or president elect Id make it clear the program That the Senate could expect Acknowledging the principle We have our separate roles, Demand that every day We take a step toward common goals Reminded of our duty To the ship of state were rowing Weve got to work together [...]
Of all creations gifts With which our species is arrayed The good Lord gave us language By which means we may persuade Without this great ability Our world would be appalling And all our interactions Would be bites and blows and mauling Those who have this skill in spades Owe the gift a debt And [...]