A Thousand Points

For Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and that U.S. Park cop that shot Marcelino Corniel in front of The White House.

A Thousand Points

By Penny Pincher and the Profiteers

...to the tune of the doo-wop classic,
A Thousand Stars,
by Kathy Young and the Innocents

1.
A thousand points of light
are wiping out the blight
Of campers in the parks
and beggars on the street
Nobody homeless
all happy with plenty to eat
2.
A thousand points of light
were promised by the Right
This is the only way
that we can help the poor
Tell me it's helping
tell me the Big Lie once more
once more, once more

Bridge:
Each night I see more folks on the skids
Vietnam vets and mammas with kids
There's a banquet tonight with a thousand dollar plate
Oh, Mr. Gingrich that's what makes our country great
3.
A thousand cops on the beat
patrolling in the street
to keep the rabble moving
from the merchant's doors
"If I could get mine
you can damn well get yours"
damn well get yours

Bridge:
But, if you should react to being rousted once too often
A ranger - with a gun may come and put you in your coffin
There's no force too excessive if you ain't got no bread
You get tri-al by bullet, pronounced guilty when your dead
4.
A thousand cells in the jail
tougher sentencing and bail
It's the only housing
that we have money for
It's our "Final Solution"
the Homeless a problem no more
a problem no more

Bridge:
Each night I see more folks on the skids
Out of work vets and mammas with their kids
There's a banquet tonight with armed guards and limousines
Oh, Mr. Gingrich can we get some rice and beans?
5.
A thousand points of light
everybody's up tight
Who robs our S & Ls
and profits from the wars?
Say it's all those slackers
tell us your Big Lie once more
It was the poor

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