Fixing America In 500 Words Or Less Chapter 10 ALL WE CAN DO IS PRAY click here if song fails to play in 6 seconds        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. Click Here to Go Back to Contents Click Here to eMail the Author Copyright © December 10th, 2019 by Richard Aberdeen. Copyright © December 10th, 2019 by Freedom Tracks Records. ( including from several earlier copyrights ) 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. For inquiries, please contact Freedom Tracks Records.  The essays entitled Revolution and Revolution ~ Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced and distributed as desired.