seriously

let's start with hope

i threw it in the middle like a skipping stone

the ripples won

son of a gun

some would not have thought so

but i stand here commander in chief

and i take that seriously

but along the way

a rogue ripple turned tidal wave

in reaction to what i tried to do

a rebirth of a nation's hatred

red

white

and blue

is black in there too?

seriously?

one man

rewriting the book on bad behavior

maybe cheats the neighbors

feels he gets what they pay for

we can't

pat him on the back and send him on through

no man's ignorance will ever be his virtue

is this the best we can be?

seriously?

let's talk of fear

and why i don't bring it in here

it's a dangerous word

it spooks the herd

and we all bleed in the stampede

fear makes a false friend indeed

and i take it seriously

so hear me now

before the truth gets drowned out

by a demagogue flexing

a demagogue flexing

he's history repeating

angry?

am i angry?

you ask am i angry?

and i'm at a loss for words

after all we've done

every battle hard won

every hair gone gray

in the name of this place

in a history plagued

with incredible mistakes

still i pledge my allegiance to these

united divided states

seriously

let's end with why"?