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On “Just Us Kids” ( Lightning Rod Records 2008) James McMurtry sets his lyrical sights on George W. Bush and the war in Iraq and “Cheney’s Toy” is a direct hit. There’s only one way to interpret these lines:
“You’re the man
Show’em what you’re made of
You’re no longer daddy’s boy
You’re the man
That they’re all afraid of
But you’re only Cheney’s toy”
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Published 5/6/2008 by Tom Osborne at Twangville
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