Political World lyrics

We live in a political world

Love don't have any place

We're living in times

Where men commit crimes

And crime don't have any face

We live in a political world

Icicles hanging down

Wedding bells ring

And angels sing

And clouds cover up the ground

We live in a political world

Wisdom is thrown in jail

It rots in a cell

Is misguided as hell

Leaving no one to pick up the trail

We live in a political world

Where mercy walks the plank

Life is in mirrors

Death disappears

Up the steps to the nearest bank

We live in a political world

Courage is a thing of the past

Houses are haunted

Children unwanted

The next day could be your last

We live in a political world

The one we can see and feel

But there's no one to check

It's all a stacked deck

We all know for sure that it's real

We live in a political world

In the cities of lonesome fear

Little by little

You turn in the middle

But you're never sure why you're here

We live in a political world

Under the microscope

You can travel anywhere

And hang yourself there

You always got more than enough rope

We live in a political world

Turning and trashing about

As soon as you're awake

You're trained to take

What looks like the easy way out

We live in a political world

Where peace is not welcome at all

It's turned away from the door

To wonder some more

Or put up against the wall

We live in a political world

Everything is hers and his

Climb into the frame

And shout God's name

But you're never sure what it is

• Artist:Bob Dylan
• Album:Oh Mercy (1989)