Draft lyrics for "Love Me, I’m A Liberal" 2022 (feel free to use & share)

(to the tune of the original by Phil Ochs)

Love Me, I’m A liberal

I cried when the cops killed George Floyd
tears ran down my spine
I cried when we lost Ruth Ginsburg
as though she was a grandmother of mine
But Assange, he got what was coming
he got what he asked for this time

So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal

I go to Black Lives Matter rallies
and I put down the Proud Boys from hell
I love Oprah, Obama and Beyonce,
I hope every Black person excels!
But don’t talk about abolishing prisons
that will not go over too well

So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal

I CHEERED when Biden was chosen
my faith in elections renewed
I’m glad that right wingers and radicals
got canceled and thrown off YouTube
I love the homeless and Blacks from the projects
as long as they don’t get too rude

So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal

Oh, the white trash Donald Trump voters
should all hang their heads down low
I can’t understand how their minds work
Isn’t Schwarzenegger still their he-ro?
But if you ask me to defund the police,
my answer is No No No No-o-o

So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal

I watch both The View and Rachel Maddow
I try to see every side
I respect both George Bush and Dick Cheney
it’s a personal matter of pride
So when they all say "Hate Russia and China!"
you bet I’m along for that ride

So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal

I vote for the Democratic Party
to keep fascists from taking control
I support the Progressive Caucus
their policies sure are bold
And when it comes time for elections
I vote Blue, No Matter Who, as I’m told

So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal

Sure, once I was young and impulsive
supported free speech for every view
Even joined in the Occupy protests
solidarity was the thing to do
But now that I’ve grown older and wiser
I’ll report you for fact check review

So love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal