singer, songwriter, rock 'n' roller
Walter Mondale was the underdog
Against the Reagan juggernaut
He fought upon the angels' side
And Reagan trounced him far and wide
So he went off to lick his wounds
In the Minnesota afternoon
An elder statesman he became
Exiled on the northern plains
Nearly twenty years flew by
And the Saint Paul party chiefs did cry
You were always there before
We need you for our senator
In the Gopher State 2002
Once more he made the network news
He threw his hat into the ring
And resurrected all his dreams
Hubert Humphrey and the angel band
Surely smiled and raised his hand
To still the cold Canadian wind
And bless the venture of his friend
At the whistle stops they cheered him on
Duluth to St Cloud and beyond
And when the ballots all came in
They counted and he lost again
There are times when we feel deceived
When we ask why did I believe
You stand amidst the damage done
Before the eyes the everyone
Walter Mondale, sir, I can relate
I've known your pain I've shared your fate
Our stories fit like hand in glove
Though yours was politics and mine was love