History Will Pause

History will pause, for you to catch up.
History will pause, for that.
Time to sit and sort it all out,
Study what's white and black.

It's all so simple, all so plain—
Plain as in black and white.
It's all so clear—you should see it right off,
It's right there, in plain sight.

So pause for a moment, sit back for a while,
Study this whole thing out.
History will pause, history will wait,
So you can study it, in and out.

It's in front of your eyes—right in your face,
Right there, out in the open.
Surely, if we stop, you'll lasso the truth—
You don't even need to be good at ropin'.