Thirty-seven years ago, Steely Dan put forth this tune on their LP, Can't Buy a Thrill,


"Only a Fool Would Say That"

A world become one
Of salads and sun
Only a fool would say that
A boy with a plan
A natural man
Wearing a white stetson hat
Unhand that gun begone
There's no one to fire upon
If he's holding it high
He's telling a lie


..::( chorus )::..

I heard it was you
Talkin' 'bout a world
Where all is free
It just couldn't be
And only a fool would say that

The man in the street
Draggin' his feet
Don't wanna hear the bad news
Imagine your face
There in his place
Standing inside his brown shoes
You do his nine to five
Drag yourself home half alive
And there on the screen
A man with a dream

..::( chorus )::..




Truly, this song was written for Obama and all those oxygen deprived folk who voted him into office.

A lot of great songs on this album though...

"Fire in the Hole," Don't you know there's fire in the hole/And nothing left to burn/I'd like to run out now/There's nowhere left to turn... Then there's "Reeling in the Years," and "Do it Again."

But I hate that it's come to this. This is one of my favorite songs, and now I can't help but associate Obama with it.