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Bayard

(25,230 posts)
Mon May 26, 2025, 12:11 PM Monday

Little Tin God, Don Henley, applies to today's politics



"A new age is dawning
On fewer than expected
Business is usual"
That's how the headline read
Some shaky modern saviors
Have now been resurrected
In all this excitement
You may have been misled
People want a miracle
They say "Oh Lord, can't you see us?
We're tryin' to make a livin' down here
And keep the children fed"
But, from little dark motel rooms
to "Six Flags Over Jesus"
"How are the mighty fallen"
So the Bible said
You don't have to pray to a little tin god
Step out of the way for a little tin god
You might fear the reaper, you might fear the rod
But you never have to get down on your knees
You don't have to holler, "please, please"
No, you never have to get down on your knees
For a little tin god
The cowboy's name was "Jingo"
And he knew that there was trouble
So in a blaze of glory
He rode out of the west
No one was ever certain
What it was that he was sayin'
But they loved it when he told them
They were better than the rest
But you don't have to pray for a little tin god
Step out of the way for a little tin god
You might hate to system, hate the job
But you never have to get down on your knees
You don't have to holler, "please, please"
No, you never have to get down on your knees
For a little tin god
Throw down a rope from heaven
And lead the flock to water
The man in the middle would have you think
That you have no other choice
But to wander in the wilderness
Of all the upturned faces
If you stop and listen long enough
You will hear your own small voice
But you don't have to pray to a little tin god
Step out of the way for a little tin god
You might fear the reaper, fear the rod
But you never have to get down on your knees
You don't have to holler, "please, please"
No, you never have to get down on your knees
You don't have to holler, "please, please"
You never have to get down on your knees
For a little tin god
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Little Tin God, Don Henley, applies to today's politics (Original Post) Bayard Monday OP
I've always thought the Eagles Henry203 Monday #1
No, no, no, no , no Bayard Monday #2
Huh? Their songs were never supportive of conservative politics. Wiz Imp Monday #3

Bayard

(25,230 posts)
2. No, no, no, no , no
Mon May 26, 2025, 02:37 PM
Monday

And this album is after he went solo. He's a major Dem, donating big money to candidates, (like Biden,) environmental and social causes.

Wiz Imp

(5,165 posts)
3. Huh? Their songs were never supportive of conservative politics.
Mon May 26, 2025, 03:45 PM
Monday

Don Henley, Glenn Frey & Joe Walsh always came across as quite liberal. Apparently Don Felder was a Republican, but he was the only one in the band.

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