Tough But Fair

"The time has come," the Wiener said,

"To talk of many things.

Of popes and dope and kings.

And why the sea is boiling hot,

And whether cops have wings."

Remember five long years ago?

Those were good times that may never come again

Now everything is justified

Is that tough but fair?

The time has come to look me in the eye

And tell me all the things

That I have told you

You can claim to have invented them

It might even be true

I guess we failed, at least we tried

Things could be worse, we might have died

I guess we failed