{"id":175,"date":"2008-09-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bluetrip.com\/sngdb\/2008\/09\/19\/a-thousand-lies-bridge-to-nowhere\/"},"modified":"2019-03-24T14:36:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T21:36:33","slug":"a-thousand-lies-bridge-to-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluetrip.com\/sngdb\/2008\/09\/19\/a-thousand-lies-bridge-to-nowhere\/","title":{"rendered":"A Thousand Lies (Bridge to Nowhere)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve Got a Thousand Lies <\/strong>
\n(originally, Bridge to Nowhere)<\/p>\n

I’ve got a thousand lies
\nI can’t wait to tell you
\nI’ve got a bridge to nowhere
\nI know I could sell you
\nI’ve got a real nice dream
\nas phony as hell
\nyou know it’s all a
\npart of the game<\/p>\n

I know the rules
\nI’m making them up
\nanything that works
\njust to stay on top
\nI don’t care who
\nelse takes the drop
\n’cause it’s all a
\npart of the game<\/p>\n

tell a lie often enough<\/em><\/strong>
\npeople forget<\/em><\/strong>
\nwhere the truth leaves off<\/em><\/strong>
\nbut usually the truth —<\/em><\/strong>
\nit’s just not enough<\/em><\/strong>
\nbesides it’s all a part of the game<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ve got a reason
\nfor all that I do
\nlife’s got a meaning
\nI’ll explain it to you
\nit’s all about me
\nit’s not about you and
\nit’s all a part of the game<\/p>\n

2008-09-19
\n\u00a92008, TK Major
\n——————————————————-<\/p>\n

Notes\/Memo<\/p>\n

Obvious political agitprop, you bet.
\nA Thousand Lies (Bridge to Nowhere)<\/p>\n

I’ve got a thousand lies
\nI can’t wait to tell you
\nI’ve got a bridge to nowhere
\nI know I could sell you
\nI’ve got a real nice dream
\nas phony as hell
\nyou know it’s all a
\npart of the game<\/p>\n

I know the rules
\nI’m making them up
\nanything that works
\njust to stay on top
\nI don’t care who
\nelse takes the drop
\n’cause it’s all a
\npart of the game<\/p>\n

tell a lie often enough
\npeople forget
\nwhere the truth leaves off
\nbut sometimes that truth
\ncan be pretty rough
\nbesides it’s all a part of the game<\/p>\n

I’ve got a reason
\nfor all that I do
\nlife’s got a meaning
\nI’ll explain it to you
\nit’s all about me
\nit’s not about you and
\nit’s all a part of the game<\/p>\n

2008-09-19
\n(C)2008, TK Major<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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