john over george: george over john

of the decided voters the pundits gave
49 percentile to one and 48 to the other
the undecided holding the balance--no, not them
the newly registered voters to decide--no, not them
it’ll be ohio, wisconsin, florida--no, not them
it’ll be the electoral college -- no, not them
it’ll be lawyers, apex court judges—no, not them

hey what about plain joe and mary jane
nah it is not about one person one vote
oh it is all so confusing

let us begin again
there is george aka dubya
and then there is john aka?

one told us he listens to voices from out there
weapons of mass destruction/deception
links to al quaida, osama osama burning bright
promises, promises to keep
i will, i will do this..he is a…, he is a…

the other promised he'd listen to us
we will not outsource assassination, jobs
will he have homegrown assassins? low paid slaves?
isn't there already enough trouble out there

right to life, sorry kevorkian no right to die
right to abortion, stem cell research, cure for cancer
freedom, freedom to suffer from its excesses
more same sex, no same sex

ram das and allah ditta go about their chores
as if there was no tuesday in their lives
sweating, scheming, squandering through their day
dreaming of daal-roti sustenance

promises promises--promises ki daal roti
ummeed kay choolay per pakay gi ya nahin?

john over george, george over john
arey kya far'q paRta hay?
zaalim zul’m karega aur
mazloom bardasht karega
who said it is about choices, eh?