This is a song for a man,
a man who maybe had
one or two privileges too many,
This is a song for a man
who’s made quite a few mistakes,
This is a song for a man who
always wanted America to be
for the many,
for all kinds of people,
not just senators like himself,
This is a song for a very imperfect man,
This is a song for a man
who always wanted
America to be for everybody,
This is a song for a man
who believes in his ideas
and could never be swayed,
this is a song for a such a man
who’s fighting a battle
nobody’s prepared to fight,
This is a song for a US Senator,
This is a song for maybe
the best of US Senators,
This a song for the last of the old Kennedy men.

© Eytán Lasca, May 2008