It's been a year.

It’s been a year

And after all the news

We’re still not in the clear

It’s been a year

Can’t even remember what life was like

Back before we didn’t need a mask to go outside

It’s been a year

Can’t even remember how it used to sound

Before the streets were quiet and we had to lock it down

It’s been a year

2020

The year began on fire

Australia was burning

And Iran was looking dire

And you know you might forget it but

Back in the before time

We thought we’d have to deal

With Third World War time

It was only January

The last time I went to a wedding

And we barely knew back then

That the virus was already spreading

Meanwhile the end of

The impeachment trial, finally

It went the way you thought it would

Except for maybe Romney

The virus leaves China

On planes and on ships

The world watches closely

As Italy gets hit

But Italians sang from their balconies

And then came the celebrities

It’s been a year

It’s been a year

And after all the news

We’re still not in the clear

It’s been a year

2020 is cancelled

No Olympics and

Costco took away free samples

So long, Coachella

Goodbye in-person classes

No European travel

We banned their white asses

Covid conspiracies.

We’ve got varieties

Bill Gates made it in a lab

And 5G wants to kill your dad

Maybe it’ll go away

When temperatures are high

Maybe some disinfectant

Is worth the college try?

Lockdowns, shutdowns

Layoffs and a market crash

Mask on. Mask off

The stimulus won’t help my rash

We’re running out of TP

We’re running out of PPE

I’m scared of getting groceries

I’m losing all my sanity

When is this all gonna end?

It feels like everything is the same

Every single day

Blends into the next day

It’s been a year

It’s been a year

And after all the news

We’re still not in the clear.

It’s been a year

Late May

A wall starts to shatter

More than half the country screaming

Black! Lives! Matter!

A monumental protest movement

Started in the streets

Statues start to fall

And people protest the police

Racist mascots fall and

Athletes protest in the bubble

John Lewis passed away but left us

His “good trouble.”

The Confederate flag

Lost again in this pandemic

While more and more people saw

That racism’s systemic

But unity, it doesn’t last

It quickly gets politicized

There’s shooting in Kenosha

And everyone’s still taking sides

One step forward

One step back

The United States

Staying right on track

It’s been a—

Wait, wait hold the phone

The president has got it

He didn’t wanna wear a mask

But now he tested positive

Yeah, he’s gonna beat it

But he won’t win the election

Even after RBG

The Court will not correct it

Convinces half his party

It’s a steal, without a reason

Tries to throw good ballots out

But books the wrong Four Seasons

Fifty different lawsuits

Winding through the courts.

He’s losing and losing and losing and losing and losing…

Who cares! Now there’s a vaccine!

And another new vaccine!

It’s actually happening!

It’s all predicted by Fauci!

Thank you to the doctors

And to all the educators

Thank you to the nurses

And to grocery store workers

And also all the drivers!

Who now have my address

And for saving our election

God bless USPS!

It’s been a year

It’s been a year

And after all the news

We’re still not in the clear

It’s been a year

It’s been a year

And after all the news

We’re still not in the clear

It’s been a year

Can’t even remember what it’s like to be dancing with my friends and eating with my family

It’s been a year

Can’t even remember what normal was, but gimme more hugs in 2021

It’s been a year

It’s been a year

And after all the news

We’re still not in the clear.

It’s been a year

It’s been a year

We’ve given up so much

But somehow we’re still here

We’re still here.

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