OLD HIPPIE (PARODY)
I'm an old hippie
and I don't know what to do
Should I drive down to the border
Or just sit here and stew.
Should I support the cause
Or just wait here and see
It don't seem right somehow
But maybe it's just me
I'm just an old hippie
Confused by what I hear
The world has changed around me
And it's not for me, I fear
I turned seventy last Sunday
Now my hair has turned to gray
But I still ain't changed my lifestyle
I like it better the old way
The news today
Has me disturbed beyond control
The politics don't agree
And my blood's about to boil
Illegal people
Still trying to jump the fence
But we need something else
Nowadays in self defence
"Cause what's happening
Just don't make no sense.
I used to get off on country music
But now it's left me cold
My younger friends don't know Kris or Merle
And most of them
Just want to be a girl
Now my Viet Nam Buddies
Want my support
Driving down to Texas
To build a trucker's fort
I dream at night of disaster in the wake
But can I stay away
When there is so much at stake?
I'm an old hippie
and I don't know what to do
Should I drive down to the border
Or just sit here and stew.
Should I support the cause
Or just wait here and see
It don't seem right somehow
But maybe it's just me
I'm just an old hippie
Confused by what I hear
The world has changed around me
And it's not for me, I fear.
We had this problem back in the sixties
But we kept it within our grip
Border Patrol rounded 'em up and sent 'em back
On a south-bound trip
I don't have a cell phone or five grand in the bank
But we give 'em all that and more
And people wonder why I'm a crank
Now this world has changed around me
But I just can't change no more.
'Cause I'm an old hippie
and I don't know what to do
Should I drive down to the border
Or just sit here and stew.
Should I support the cause
Or just wait here and see
It don't seem right somehow
But maybe it's just me
I'm just an old hippie
Confused by what I hear
The world has changed around me
And it's not for me, I fear.
I try to stay away a lot now
From the radicals on either side
And I'm thinking while I'm drivin' 'round
There must be some middle ground to find
But our liberties get more endangered everyday
And pretty soon our world
Will just up and fade away
Like the fog on my bathroom mirror
Just up and fade away
I'm an old hippie
and I don't know what to do
Should I drive down to the border
Or just sit here and stew.
Should I support the cause
Or just wait here and see
It don't seem right somehow
But maybe it's just me
I'm just an old hippie
Confused by what I hear
The world has changed around me
And it's not for me, I fear.
© 2024 Brian McNeal
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BIDEN AND ABBOTT
Living In the wrong my friend
Ain't gonna keep you in the seat
And now you wear your sin like iron
Your heart is hard as a Philistine
Weren't your country's only one
But a criminal one it seems
We began to cry as our country died
And sank into your schemes
Biden was the POTUS boy
His mind was hard as was his will
He wore his hate right on his face
For all the honest blood he'd spill
Biden met his match you know
A little bit south of El Paso
Nobody heard his lying words
Ah but that's the way it goes
All the Federales play
They could have helped save the day
But they let the migrants slip right in
Out of kindness, I suppose
Abbott, tried to stop the tide
On the Texas border side
The trust that Biden broke you know
Ended up as Abbott's show
The day the truckers came to town
Abbott saved sacred ground
Where he got the big bankroll
There ain't nobody knows
All the Federales play
They could have helped save the day
But they let the migrants slip right in
Out of kindness, I suppose
Poets tell of the migrants' swell
And Biden's rating sunk to hell
The border's closed, the news is slow
How the story ends we'll never know
All the Federales play
They could have helped save the day
But they let the migrants slip right in
Out of kindness, I suppose
A few gray Federales say
We could have helped save the day
We only let it go so long
Out of blindness, I suppose
© 2024 Brian McNeal
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Living In the wrong my friend
Ain't gonna keep you in the seat
And now you wear your sin like iron
Your heart is hard as a Philistine
Weren't your country's only one
But a criminal one it seems
We began to cry as our country died
And sank into your schemes
Biden was the POTUS boy
His mind was hard as was his will
He wore his hate right on his face
For all the honest blood he'd spill
Biden met his match you know
A little bit south of El Paso
Nobody heard his lying words
Ah but that's the way it goes
All the Federales play
They could have helped save the day
But they let the migrants slip right in
Out of kindness, I suppose
Abbott, tried to stop the tide
On the Texas border side
The trust that Biden broke you know
Ended up as Abbott's show
The day the truckers came to town
Abbott saved sacred ground
Where he got the big bankroll
There ain't nobody knows
All the Federales play
They could have helped save the day
But they let the migrants slip right in
Out of kindness, I suppose
Poets tell of the migrants' swell
And Biden's rating sunk to hell
The border's closed, the news is slow
How the story ends we'll never know
All the Federales play
They could have helped save the day
But they let the migrants slip right in
Out of kindness, I suppose
A few gray Federales say
We could have helped save the day
We only let it go so long
Out of blindness, I suppose
© 2024 Brian McNeal
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CONVOY
Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck
You gotta copy on me, Big Ben, c'mon?
Ah, yeah, 10-4, Big Ben, fer sure, fer sure
By golly, it's clean clear to Guitar Town, c'mon
Yeah, that's a big 10-4 there, Big Ben
Yeah, we definitely got the front door, good buddy
Mercy sake's alive, looks like we got us a convoy
Was cold as hell with a border feud to quell
Chip with a Kenworth pullin' logs
Layover Skete with his speaker on
And Rabbi Ben from the synagogue
We is headin' down South to Texas land
'Bout a mile outta Cactus Town
I says, "Rabbi Ben, this here's the Rubber Duck"
"And I'm about to put the hammer down"
'Cause we got a little ol' convoy
Rockin' through the night
Yeah, we got a little ol' convoy
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
'Cross the USA
Convoy (ah, breaker, Big Ben, this here's the Duck)
We got us a chutzpah up in the White House
Convoy
Yeah, 10-4, 'bout 3 years now
Ten, roger, 'bout 9 million illegals already here
By the time we got into Tulsa Town
We had a hundred trucks in all
But they's a twin group up on the cloverleaf
And them trucks was wall-to-wall
Yeah, them truckers is thick as bugs on a bumper
Yeah, they had 'em all lined up in order
I says, "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck"
"We about to go down to the border"
'Cause we got a great big convoy
Rockin' through the night
Yeah, we got a great big convoy
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
'Cross the USA
Convoy (ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, Big Ben?)
Convoy (negatory, Big Ben, no more migrants)
Yeah, them numbers is startin' to clog up my senses
Mercy sake's, you better send up another prayer
Well, we rolled down Interstate 35
Like a rocket-sled on rails
We tore up all of our swindle sheets
And left 'em settin' on the scales
By the time we hit San Antone
Our little convoy was growin more 'n more
We'd brought up some reinforcements
From twenty five red state governors
There's Hum Vees, and tanks, and Jeeps
And rigs of every size
Yeah, that website crowd source was alright
Truckers from end to end all day and all night
Well we geared her down, cruised on in
With a thousands semi rigs or more
Gotta give the lonestars a helpin' hand
Gonna put down Biden's border gig for sure
Convoy!
Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck
You gotta copy on me, Big Ben, c'mon?
Ah, yeah, 10-4, Big Ben, fer sure, fer sure
By golly, it's clean clear to Guitar Town, c'mon
Yeah, that's a big 10-4 there, Big Ben
Yeah, we definitely got the front door, good buddy
Mercy sake's alive, looks like we got us a convoy
Was cold as hell with a border feud to quell
Chip with a Kenworth pullin' logs
Layover Skete with his speaker on
And Rabbi Ben from the synagogue
We is headin' down South to Texas land
'Bout a mile outta Cactus Town
I says, "Rabbi Ben, this here's the Rubber Duck"
"And I'm about to put the hammer down"
'Cause we got a little ol' convoy
Rockin' through the night
Yeah, we got a little ol' convoy
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
'Cross the USA
Convoy (ah, breaker, Big Ben, this here's the Duck)
We got us a chutzpah up in the White House
Convoy
Yeah, 10-4, 'bout 3 years now
Ten, roger, 'bout 9 million illegals already here
By the time we got into Tulsa Town
We had a hundred trucks in all
But they's a twin group up on the cloverleaf
And them trucks was wall-to-wall
Yeah, them truckers is thick as bugs on a bumper
Yeah, they had 'em all lined up in order
I says, "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck"
"We about to go down to the border"
'Cause we got a great big convoy
Rockin' through the night
Yeah, we got a great big convoy
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
'Cross the USA
Convoy (ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, Big Ben?)
Convoy (negatory, Big Ben, no more migrants)
Yeah, them numbers is startin' to clog up my senses
Mercy sake's, you better send up another prayer
Well, we rolled down Interstate 35
Like a rocket-sled on rails
We tore up all of our swindle sheets
And left 'em settin' on the scales
By the time we hit San Antone
Our little convoy was growin more 'n more
We'd brought up some reinforcements
From twenty five red state governors
There's Hum Vees, and tanks, and Jeeps
And rigs of every size
Yeah, that website crowd source was alright
Truckers from end to end all day and all night
Well we geared her down, cruised on in
With a thousands semi rigs or more
Gotta give the lonestars a helpin' hand
Gonna put down Biden's border gig for sure
Convoy!
© 2024 Brian McNeal
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TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO'VE CROSSED BEFORE
To all my friends who've crossed before
I can't seem to find the door
I'm glad you went across
Your gain is now my loss
To all my friends who've crossed before
For all the laws I've broke before
And may I say I've done my share
The ones in Mexico
And even more I know
For all the laws I've broke before
The Razor Wire is always showing
And every time I try to stay
The border man, he asks where I going
And they just carry me away
For all the times I paid a lot
That equal a mucho jackpot
I'm sad that they were wrong
The razor wire is too strong
For all the times I've tried before
To all the Rangers who arrested me
Who gave me all this anxiety
I wish I was never here
The rules are never clear
To all the times I've tried before
The Razor Wire is always showing
And every time I try to stay
The border man, he asks where I going
And they just carry me away
To all the wire that's in my way
And kept me from crossing today
La Migra doesn't want me here
Gringos make it hard to bear
To all the wire that's in my way
To my amigos who've gone ahead
You lucky hombres, you could be dead
I'm glad you made it north
But I'm stuck going back and forth
To my illegal amigos up north
The Razor Wire is always showing
And every time I try to stay
The border man, he asks where I going
And they just carry me away
To all my friends who've crossed before
I can't seem to find the door
I'm glad you went across
Your gain is now my loss
To all my friends who've crossed before
For all the laws I've broke before
And may I say I've done my share
The ones in Mexico
And even more I know
For all the laws I've broke before
The Razor Wire is always showing
And every time I try to stay
The border man, he asks where I going
And they just carry me away
For all the times I paid a lot
That equal a mucho jackpot
I'm sad that they were wrong
The razor wire is too strong
For all the times I've tried before
To all the Rangers who arrested me
Who gave me all this anxiety
I wish I was never here
The rules are never clear
To all the times I've tried before
The Razor Wire is always showing
And every time I try to stay
The border man, he asks where I going
And they just carry me away
To all the wire that's in my way
And kept me from crossing today
La Migra doesn't want me here
Gringos make it hard to bear
To all the wire that's in my way
To my amigos who've gone ahead
You lucky hombres, you could be dead
I'm glad you made it north
But I'm stuck going back and forth
To my illegal amigos up north
The Razor Wire is always showing
And every time I try to stay
The border man, he asks where I going
And they just carry me away
© 2024 Brian McNeal
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THE TIME, IT IS A-CHANGIN'
Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the time shifts
Around us are blown
And accept it that soon
The time you have saved will be gone
If your time to you is worth savin'
Then you better wake up early
And get done what can be done
For the time it is a-changin'
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
Daylight time is a waste and a sin
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who that it's namin'
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the time it is a-changin'
Come senators, congressmen
Don't cheat the clock
Don't you turn it forward
Then turn it right back
For he that is late
Is he who took the bait
The battle of time is ragin'
It'll soon shake your norm
And your sleepy form
For the time it is a-changin'
The sun will set as it will
The time will be never still
The daylight now
Will later be dark
As the rich now
Will later be stark
The hour is rapidly fadin'
And two o'clock now
Will miss it's mark
For the time it is a-changin'
Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the time shifts
Around us are blown
And accept it that soon
The time you have saved will be gone
If your time to you is worth savin'
Then you better wake up early
And get done what can be done
For the time it is a-changin'
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
Daylight time is a waste and a sin
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who that it's namin'
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the time it is a-changin'
Come senators, congressmen
Don't cheat the clock
Don't you turn it forward
Then turn it right back
For he that is late
Is he who took the bait
The battle of time is ragin'
It'll soon shake your norm
And your sleepy form
For the time it is a-changin'
The sun will set as it will
The time will be never still
The daylight now
Will later be dark
As the rich now
Will later be stark
The hour is rapidly fadin'
And two o'clock now
Will miss it's mark
For the time it is a-changin'
© 2025 Brian McNeal
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