Stay The Course

He's forced to come before us
Because the polls are down
Rove tells him to address the people
Before heading to Crawford town.

George summons his advisors
'Cause he doesnt't know what to say.
They put their heads together
They think and write and pray.

A rallying theme is needed
Advises of one of the seven
And with this they all agree
We'll keep stressing nine eleven.

We need to distract the people
Was next on their agenda to plot.
What better place was there to use
Than Fort Bragg and soldiers as backdrop.

The mood and tone must be set
This was not to be a pep rally
Tell the soldiers not to clap and cheer
That is, not until the finale.

After three days of preparation
And much fine tuning to the speech
They sat back and thanked the Lord
For the words that Bush would preach.

From Fort Bragg we hear the President
Tell us to stay the course.
We're winning the war on terror
He'll yell it 'til he's hoarse.

I was hoping to have heard
A little more than, Stay the course.
I was hoping to have caught
Just a tinge of remorse.

I was hoping for an explanation
Of the miscalculations of our course
But I don't feel much better
After hearing your discourse.

You acknowledge the pains and suffering
That some families are going through.
But never once did I hear you mention
Of the sacrifices we could all do.

You still have time to rekindle
That patriotic spirit in all
The country is sorely thirsting
For a leader with some gall.