THE NECESSITIES AND MORE

And then there's this:

"Honest to goodness, the bars weren't open this morning,
They must have been voting for a new president of something.
Do you have a quarter?" I said "yes" because I did.
Honest to goodness the tears have been falling all over the country's face.
It was better before before they voted for what's his name,
This was supposed to be the new world...

"I said 'yes' because I did" seems like a throwaway line, until you let down your defenses a bit. Then suddenly it's a punch in the gut, and you're embarassed by how easy it is to lose your elemental humanity.

And really, fuck all the what's his names...