Perhaps Things Might Turn Out Fine (2003-2020)
(2003)
Ronaldo makes
His first debut,
DHS makes
Its legal suit,
The U.S. and
U.K. attack
By air, the forces
In Iraq
Earthquake kills in
Algeria
“Freedom Fries” bring
Histeria,
D.C. Sniper
Is convicted,
(2004)
Greek Olympic
Finance fitted.
(Chorus:)
Shrug your shoulders.
Just keep walking down the street.
Perhaps things might turn out fine.
Don’t look back, we may live to see the next day,
Perhaps things might turn out fine.
(End chorus)
Spirit rover
On Mars planet,
Ten states’ add to
E.U.’s Man’gment,
(2005)
Katrina hits
The U.S. coast
“YouTube” makes an
Opening boast
(Chorus)
Pope John Paul
II dies,
(2006)
European
Cartoon lies,
Iran makes a
Missile bet,
George Bush launches
Massive debt.
Indian terrorists
Strike,
France witnesses
A protest spike,
Fires in the
“States” to cease,
(2007)
Shooter caught by
Virginia police.
(Chorus)
Murdoch acquires
DOW Jones,
Congress battles
Student loans,
(2008)
Kenya fails in
Its election,
U.S. bank sees
Debt protection.
U.S. near stock
Market crash,
(2009)
The Gaza War’s
Ceasefire smash,
Barack Obama
Settles debt
As first black
U.S. president.
(Chorus)
Michael Jackson’s
End in life,
Fiji in constitution
Strife,
(2010)
America
And ACA,
North Korea’s
Missile display.
Spain wins world cup,
Haiti earthquake,
(2011)
Bin Laden killed -
Terrorists break,
U.S. puts gays
In army lines,
Sudanese war
Is “going fine.”
(Chorus)
(2012)
Global warming
Causes scare,
Denmark politics
Are fair.
“Avengers” film.
Sandy storm,
Obama’s reelection
Forms.
The transit of
Venus is brief,
Russia loving
British beef
(2013)
Lance Armstrong says
He’s doing drugs,
Boston marathon
Bombed by thugs.
(Chorus)
North-Korean
Missile tests,
Russian troops in
Syrian zest,
Taylor Swift,
“World War Z,”
“The Walking Dead”
Still on TV.
(2014)
Ebola Virus
Posing threat,
UN says save
Environment.
Flight 370
Disappears,
Crimean Conflict
Lasts for years.
(Chorus)
(2015)
In Paris, terrorists
Attack,
Belgian politicians
Fight back,
“Hashtag Black Lives
Matter” starts,
Amtrak train crash
Breaks apart.
Pope Francis visits
U.S.A.,
(2016)
France pushes refugees
Away,
Donald Trump,
“Build a Wall,”
Zika virus
Frightens all.
(Chorus)
Northern pipeline
Not accepted,
(2017)
Brexit barley
Elected,
Homelessness is
On the rise,
Grenfell Tower fire
Leaves cries.
North Korea’s
Stepping up,
Ireland out of
The World Cup,
Ai Weiwei moves
The face of art,
(2018)
Peace in the North-
African part.
(Chorus)
Istanbul and
The strike of murder,
U.S. out of
Iran-nuke-er,
Trump starts a trade war
With all else,
Democrats win
Back the House.
(2019)
Brazil has a
New president,
Russian conspiracies
Present.
Muller speaks.
When is Brexit?
Midterm Liberals
Seek Trump’s exit.
(Chorus)
Boris takes
The U.K’s exit,
Finally following
Brexit.
Trump is impeached
In the House,
Hong Kong protesters
All throughout.
Ok,
2019 was bad,
But here comes a
New decade, lad.
We’ve had our fill,
Both good and bad, of it.
But things can’t get any worse, Right?
Oh, s—-.
(Chorus)
(2020)
Fires in
Australia,
And then in
Californi-a.
The Turks and Kurds are yet
Still fighting,
Where’s the U.S.’s
Lightning?
“1917”
No “best picture,”
U.S. president
Election lingers.
Coronavirus
Shutting down
The whole world now
From town to town.
Anti-maskers
Causing anger,
Racial tension
Still a danger,
Things get bad
And then get good,
And bad and good
And bad and good.
(Chorus:)
Shrug your shoulders.
Just keep walking down the street.
Perhaps things might turn out fine.
Don’t look back, we may live to see the next day,
Perhaps things might turn out fine.
(Are we not done yet?!)
Shrug your shoulders.
Just keep walking down the street.
Perhaps things might turn out fine.
Don’t look back, we may live to see the next day,
Perhaps things might turn out fine…