The Would-Be Man on Horseback
The would-be man on horseback
Came to my home town.
With weird hair and a bright orange face
He’s just an evil clown.
The would-be man on horseback
Was sending nasty tweets.
He made me think of days of yore.
Of men in hoods and sheets.
The would-be man on horseback
Admitted that it’s true.
He doesn’t give a tinker’s damn
For people that he screwed.
The would-be man on horseback
Stood tall upon the stage
His fans erupted to applaud
His message of cold rage.
The would-be man on horseback
Is on my TV screen.
I try hard to convince myself
It’s just an awful dream.
The would-be man on horseback
Please say it isn’t so.
‘Cause if he wins, the rest of us
Will have no place to go.