ALL WE CAN DO IS PRAY [ country/folk ]    Well, it’s hard to move on down the road when you can’t afford the gas    An' to stay alive with the governor’s boot stuck way up your ass    At the risin’ cost of gettin’ by we cry out in dismay    An’ while we die from health cuts all Tennessee can do is pray    When it comes to healthcare all we can do is pray    An' they're tryin’ to raise taxes where it hurts the most to pay    If you don’t believe in miracles, you better start today    ‘Cause when it comes to healthcare all we can do is pray    Life here in the Volunteer State used to be mighty good    Workin’ just forty hours, there was plenty for rent an’ food    But right to life succumbed to No Medicine Bredesen    Now we’re all wonderin’ where’s Bill Frist when we need him    In Florida's right-to-life twist to save a dead woman’s life    Bill sliced and diced the Supreme Court with his surgeon's knife    But while folks die in his own state Frist looks the other way    An' with healthcare comatose all Tennessee can do is pray    When it comes to healthcare all we can do is pray    They're tryin’ to raise taxes where it hurts the most to pay    If you don’t believe in miracles, you better start today    'Cause, when it comes to healthcare all we can do is pray    Now if you’re down on your luck, better find a four-leaf clover    ‘Cause even though our backs are broken, they keep askin’ us to bend over    Yeah, when it comes to healthcare, Americans better pray    Congress keeps on screwin’ us even without Tom DeLay    They’re tryin’ to gut state aid and take Medicare away    Yeah, when it comes to healthcare all we can do is pray    An’ we’ll likely all be dead before Bill Frist saves the day    Yeah, when it comes to healthcare, all we can do is pra-a-a-a-y * * Inspired by Mass Murderers in High Places.             Copyright © 2005 by Richard Aberdeen Copyright © 2006 by Freedom Tracks Music No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher and signed by the author.  Inquiries: Freedom Tracks Music ~ Records, 292 Trails Circle, Nashville, TN 37214 or requested via eMail.  Essays entitled Revolution and Revolution -- Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as often as one likes.