Velvet Echoes

where the sun kissed the sea politician man come with him fancy degree he promised the road no more patrol to fear but after election he vanished like beer people them wait with hope in their heart while he sail away on him shiny new cart talk sweet like sorrel but action so slow his joke always real nobody know oh calypso cry for the promise them lie in the heat of the day with rhythm and steel promise but them always fail jump up jump down in the sand radical sound we laugh at the folly turn sadness around turn sadness around the young girl she dream by the shore but budget go poof like smoke from the door he build him big house with the tax paid a dime while we patch up the roof in the pouring rain time he way from him stage with smile white and bright but when crisis call he take wing in the night the fisherman shout where me I got gone he answer with silence from dusk until dawn oh calypso cry for the promise them lie in the heat of the day with rhythm and steel fun we tell the true tale jump up jump down we laugh at the folly turn sad the folly turn sadness around music now hear me me peep don't bow to the chain with wit and with wisdom we break through the pain no more blind faith in the silver tongue game we rise like the tide state we own claim call and respond let the voices unite in this calypso fire we burn wrong to right oh calypso cry for the promise them lie in the heat of the day we sing and we sigh with rhythm and steel fun we tell the true tale we laugh at the folly in the sadness sound turn sadness around so sing it loud from tobe go to town calypso forever we won't back down music music music music music music music music music