House of Cards

You have no cards, the president said
He seemed to imply Ukraine was dead
This is not a game, Zelensky replied
Our president was on the other side

Now we move to the Strait of Hormuz
The president says you’ll pay your dues
But China has something else in mind
If you move ahead you may fall behind

The Iranians may not have the cards
But China does if we push too hard
They could furnish weapons across the border
And rearrange the new world order

If we want to play this deadly game
We should know that we’re the one to blame
Netanyahu may have started the war
But we’re the one who settled the score

Now we’re stuck in a terrible mess
We wanted it all but we’ll settle for less
The price of oil continues to rise
While the president issues his alibis