Lies Cannot Fly

Liars are thieves Thieves are liars They are both bad news Years ago, news anchors Were believable Trusted and credible Do you remember W. Cronkite? He always had his stuff right Apparently. This is a different time A dollar used to have more values, with a dime We could buy dinner This era is gone forever Quit lying to ourselves And stop stealing from the others Lies cannot fly Like the butterflies Or the crazy flies Yeah! You can always try. Things seem to be worse The abscess is now burst Everything is coming out A little bit at a time, shout Was R. Nixon the biggest liar ever? May be not, but he conducted the choir If you feel like making a scene The prisons are filled up, that’s obscene Justice is selective We need to stay active To expose the nasty lies And to chase the sleazy spies Spies are liars And friends of the backstabbers That nobody admires Lies cannot fly Like the butterflies Or the vile flies Yeah! You can always try By telling the truth, no matter what Keep your eyes On the prize Like this and like that. .