Doesn't Romney get it?

Why won't Romney let
Us see his old tax returns
What's he got to hide?

Back in '94
He challenged Ted Kennedy
To release his own

Kennedy refused
So did Mitt, which was their right
Kept their privacy

But ten years ago
He ran for Mass. governor
He claimed he lived there

Although he mostly
Seemed to be out in Utah
Tax returns give proof?

Romney insisted
He was a Mass resident
Taxes should prove it

But he would not let
Anybody check them out
"Take my word for it?"

The press discovered
later that he'd had to file
to amend his tax

He incorrectly
had not filed residency
in Massachusetts

Still he refused to
Release his returns to us
But asked us to trust

How can we depend
On his statements about them
When he lied before?

Running for office
Sometimes means you sacrifice
Your own privacy

If he wants us to
Trust him he must prove to us
That we can do so

A wise man once said
On a much different subject
"Trust but verify."