POLITICS [ country ] Yeah, some folks like to party it up with a holiday buffet Others cheer with plenty’a beer an’ a football pizza gourmet An' some folks get together whenever just for a couple of kicks But here in the sticks we dig conflicts, we talk politics Yeah, we talk about our right to life an’ about your right to die If you don’t dig down home discussion best pass us clear on by We sit out on the front porch in the evenin’ ‘round ‘bout six No, we don’t just blow smoke, we talk politics We talk about stubborn elephants an’ about them liberal mules An’ about why God is disappointed in our public schools Don’t need egghead advice from walls of ivory-covered tower bricks Up there they may blow smoke but we talk politics We guard our right to chew an’ spit, practice our right to drink You can bet unfiltered butts we think any way we choose to think We don’t tow no party line, no, we like to throw independent in the mix Yeah, we don’t just blow smoke, we talk politics Now the tv likes to color us solid as either red or blue An' as long as ratings stay up guess they don’t care If Americans know what’s really true We keep an eye on the economy and we don’t like oil slicks An’ we figure it’s both sides’ fault that we’re in such a hell’uva fix So don’t come 'round knockin’ on our door unless you can take your licks ‘Cause we don’t just blow smoke, we talk politics No, we ain’t completely transfixed by a few l’tle computer mouse clicks An’ we don’t intermix with dipsticks, we talk politics Politics, politics, we talk politics             Copyright © 2005 by Richard Aberdeen 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.