Now I’ve been doing a bit of thinking
In my own eclectic way
About an old story
That used to pass my way
The one about the prodigal
Who lived a life of excess
And then wandered back home again
When life became a porky mess
And I remember thinking
That he cooked his goose a bit to much
And it was the other son I felt sorry for
The one who debauchery did not touch
For I didn’t understand
My conservative upbringing point of view
Where all can be forgiven
And one gets to start forgiven and anew
But now I’m thinking I’ve seen the light
For the prodigal and his brother my compassion does half
As the character in the story I feel sorry for
Is the all giving fatted calf
I’m not sure if that makes me a Liberal
Or just someone with a liberated point of view
But as long as I fare better than the calf
Any label will really do
