Fumblin' With the Filibuster Blues

[Senator]

A little late night Tom (Waits) Foolery.

Fumblin' with the Filibuster Blues
(with apologies to Tom Waits)

Fumblin with the filibuster blues
Hearin' "it's too hard to win" and "you'll always lose"
All those pudits sap your spirit
Push your back against the wall
Sayin there's 2 dead ends, and you still gotta choose

But now the blog members all know my name
They say they'll catch me if I'm pullin up lame
See I was a shoe shuffler, go-along, get-along, shakin' my head
When I coulda been standin' tall instead

Now my neighbors in DC they carry on
That someone might filibuster, for change from feelin' wrong
I shouldn't be mindin nobody, in such a gaggle of fools
I should just take advice from way out of town
Yes, I should

(caucus break)

So just maybe, next time the floodlights shine
I won't bury myself in the mumblin throng
Yeah my spine will feel like diamond
I'll be strong than the sun
No need to whisper, I'll say "I'm the one"

No need to whisper, I'll say "I'm the one"
No need to whisper, They'll say I'm the one
Yeah, my spine is made of diamond
And I'm beamin' like the sun
No need to whisper, 'cause I'll be the one


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[pat_k]

1. I laughed...

...but I'm old enough to know the song.

[Senator]

2. kick