The Ballad Of Frank Vinieri-Tris McCall

[ti:The Ballad Of Frank Vinieri] [ar:Tris McCall] [al:Let The Night Fall] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.21]It all started when I wowed them [00:03.63]With my rhetoric and spark [00:05.70] [00:06.31]At the Thomas Ryan Social Club [00:08.56]On Seventeenth and Park [00:11.23]With a scrupulous proposal [00:13.39]For waste treatment in the Central Ward [00:15.93]It was my handsome face [00:17.22]And turns of phrase [00:18.40]That brought attention [00:19.94]Toward a set of possibilities [00:22.69]That I had not previously planned [00:25.70]But before I knew what happened [00:27.63] [00:28.18]I was ringing bells and shaking hands [00:30.69]In the Marcus Garvey projects [00:32.82]With my registration polls [00:35.54]I brought seven hundred new voters [00:37.64]To the Democratic rolls [00:40.89]Leafleting the C-Town [00:42.68]In the cold November rain [00:44.83] [00:45.56]Late nights down at headquarters [00:47.99]Drafting papers to explain positions [00:51.00]And when Column A swept Central Ward [00:53.90]Thomas Ryan himself assured me [00:55.86]My efforts had not been spent in vain [00:59.01]I was named the Parks Commissioner [01:01.77]The youngest in the state [01:03.49] [01:04.01]I threw myself into my work [01:06.66]Drafting plans to explicate my vision [01:09.55]For the waterfront [01:11.23]Developers be damned [01:13.58]I planned a grassroots effort [01:15.23]For preservation of our public land [01:19.71] [01:20.88]Sing while you can Frank Vinieri [01:23.80]You're the man [01:24.64]You have been weighed [01:26.26]In the balance and found wanting [01:28.67] [01:29.88]All that energy and promise made [01:32.45]So manifest at Thomas Ryan Social Club [01:35.98]You're champion for sure [01:38.60] [01:40.39]All this and more could have been yours [01:44.09] [01:49.40]Oh I never saw it coming [01:51.15] [01:51.84]When old Pat Flynn vacated his [01:54.12]Assembly seat it was logical [01:56.61]That I'd be nominated [01:58.47] [01:58.99]At first I was ecstatic [02:01.11]Then I got that sinking feeling [02:03.47]When I thought of a few personal details [02:05.87]I wasn't keen on revealing [02:08.15]They obtained sworn affidavits [02:09.88]About psychedelics that I'd used [02:12.83]Several girlfriends several boyfriends [02:15.13]Made the cover of the News [02:17.52]When they found my dirty pictures [02:19.63]Well I just broke down in tears [02:22.34]And the district went Republican [02:24.58]For the first time in 37 years [02:28.68] [02:29.67]Oh sing while you can [02:31.71]Frank Vinieri you're the man [02:33.76]You have been weighed [02:35.33]In the balance and found wanting [02:37.65] [02:39.47]State house or bust looks pretty good [02:42.44]'Til your eyes adjust [02:44.29]Stand clear of the closing doors [02:47.55] [02:49.45]All listen more could have been more [02:52.49] [02:58.78]A megastore will open [03:00.76]On the waterfront this year [03:02.70]I tried to raise my voice against it [03:05.73]But my platform's disappeared [03:08.25]At the Thomas Ryan Social Club [03:10.65]Where I was once adored they said [03:13.55]Go home Frank Vinieri [03:15.08]You're not welcome anymore [03:17.34] [03:18.05]They called me a degenerate [03:20.21]A criminal a whore [03:22.42]Oh I ask you people [03:24.04]What's a Democratic Party for [03:27.29]Now I work in software development [03:29.30]Writing copy for Oracle [03:32.13]The thought that I could be fired [03:34.13]For my private vices [03:36.01] [03:36.78]That's just laughable [03:38.30] [03:38.83]So now I'm wealthy beyond reason [03:41.41] [03:42.15]And bored by God [03:48.06]Sing while you can Frank Vinieri [03:51.46]You're the man [03:52.29]You have been weighed [03:54.20]In the balance and found wanting [03:56.49] [03:57.81]In this precipitous rise and fall [04:00.78]There's a message for us all [04:02.96] [04:03.68]But I can't put it in words [04:05.68]And now I'm done [04:07.86] [04:09.85]Lord help us everyone [04:13.93]The Ballad Of Frank Vinieri - Tris McCall