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"The Forger's Tale" set for New Film
"The Forger's Tale", a new song by Steve Mednick will appear in the upcoming film "Fake", which is having its debut on June th at the Hoboken Film Festival.
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I
MY NAME’S JOSIAH GIBBS…I LIVE AT 28TH AND LEIGH
MY STORY’S THE SAME AS YOURS… (‘THOUGH) YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT
I LOVE MY WIFE AND KIDS…I’M HOLDING DOWN TWO JOBS
MY FIGHT TO LIVE MY LIFE…IS NEVER ENDING
CHORUS 1
…(YET) THEY TOOK MY VOICE AWAY…SO HARD FOR ME TO SAY
…(CAUSE) I LOVE MY LAND AND THE WORDS OF OUR FOUNDATION
…THEY THREW AWAY THE KEY…AND CHANGED THE PASSWORD CODE
THE RULES HAVE CHANGED…THE COURSE OF OUR SALVATION
II
I FOUGHT THE FIRST GULF WAR…TOOK THE PRESIDENT AT HIS WORD
CAME HOME TO START MY LIFE…IN OUR LAND OF FREEDOM
I DREAM OF A WORLD RENEWED…AS I HOLD MY PLACE IN LINE
THE STRUGGLE NEVER ENDS…HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
REPEAT CHORUS
INTERLUDE
THEY HIDE THE TRUTH BEHIND THE WORDS
BELIEVE WHAT YOU HEAR…IF YOU CHOSE
A STRICT CONSTRUCTION DOES NOT APPLY
YOU HAVE TO DIG DEEP…TO FIND THE LIES
III
AMBASSADORS AND POTENTATES…ARRIVE BY PRIVATE PLANES
IN THE LAND OF SUNSHINE…TURNED TO DARKNESS
…WAR OF WORDS IS ON…TRAVELING UP THE EASTERN COAST
THE SILENCE IN OUR FAIR CITY…IS ALMOST DEAFENING
REPEAT CHORUS
IV
ABC AND CNN, NBC AND CBS
AIMED THEIR CAMERAS AWAY…FROM OUR DARK FACES
REPUBLICAN’S SUPPRESSED…WHILE THE DEMOCRATS IGNORED
MEANWHILE THE FIGHT GOES ON…OUR SIDE IS LOSING
REPEAT CHORUS
INTERLUDE
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Song by Steven G. Mednick © 2007 Steven G. Mednick/Prospect Hill Words and Music
"The Forger's Tale" set for New Film
"The Forger's Tale", a new song by Steve Mednick will appear in the upcoming film "Fake", which is having its debut on June th at the Hoboken Film Festival.
Read more