If I could talk like David Brinkley   man I'd have it made   those pauses while you wait for more   no-bullshit is conveyed   they don't make Brinkley's anymore   soon they'll all be dead and gone   replaced by those who had surgery   to look more like Paula Zahn      If I could talk like David Brinkley   and use a pen like him too   not as merely a jagged edge   with an agenda to pursue   but as a tool of honor   to find the truth that may lay   beyond the easy reach of those   who are paid to stay away      I just heard that he died today   I just heard that he died today   I hope he's listening now   I hope he's listening now      If I could talk like David Brinkley   and if I looked like him as well   CNN would never hire me   but then they can go to hell   I want my news from a man who lived   not to say "hey, look at me"   but one who said "no, look at them   they're the story don't you see?"