Vufcup - The Fall of A. Fall Lyrics

It's hard to be a kid after the civil war
Down in Nashville,Tennessee
Eleven years old and you gotta go to work
'Cuz you're employed by a cotton factory
So ya move on to teaching while you study law
And go forth to New Mexico
All in a day's work when it's said and done
Who knows just how far you'll go

But it's all about the money, all about the cheers
It's all about looking good in the eyes of your peers

You moved on to judge then associate justice
Of the New Mexico supreme court
With the rise of success you drew an older rival
That challenged you openly and retort
Then one winter near the White Sands him and his son disappeared
Only left two pools of blood
You defended the accused of the murder
One was your neighbour and successfully won

But it's all about the money, all about the cheers
It's all about looking good in the eyes of your peers

You rose up as attorney general in the territory
Served as captain in the spanish-american war
You found success again defending Brazel
Who was accused of killing Sheriff Pat Garrett
Elected as a US senator came a disappointment
From the people from all sides
Though some suggest the death of his two children
In the 1918 flu epidemic had favored his side

But it's all about the money, all about the cheers
It's all about looking good in the eyes of your peers

Buying out the ranch interests of Susan McSween
Appointed secretary of the interior
By president Harding in 1921
It's the beginning of A. Fall to come undone
He accepted bribes for leases and became suddenly rich
The teapot dome scandal made the government twitch
He was found guilty of conspiracy
Found himself on the other side of the law, you see

But it's all about the money, all about the cheers
It's all about looking good in the eyes of your peers

Where does $400,000 of bribed money get you in 1929?
The title of the first cabinet officer
Imprisoned for a year's time
He died four days after reaching his birthday
Of age eighty three
Buried at an evergreen plot in el paso
Rumors have he died in poverty

But it's all about the money, all about the cheers
It's all about looking good in the eyes of your peers
But it's all about the money, all about the cheers
It's all about looking good in the eyes of your peers