Story Behind The Song

I first wrote and recorded "The Politicians" in 1991, but I've never put any of the early versions of this song up online. This is a new version, recorded on September 29, 2007. It's the first song I made using the 8-track recorder that my friend Justin g

Lyrics

We are the politicians
We're the ones who make decisions
You don't need to think, 'cause we'll do it for you
Why bother anyway, when the world will ignore you?
We are the politicians
See us on television
We talk about our problems, and how we can solve them
We talk and talk some more, while your children go to war

And you may think we're crooked, that we cheat and lie
But it's sometimes necessary to control your minds
And if things aren't always quite what they appear
Just remember, you're the ones who put us here

We are the politicians
And we're in a tough position
Where everything you do, and everything you say
Ends up on the front page of every paper in the USA
Don't forget we're only human
What more can you expect?
And everybody makes an occasional mistake
It's just that ours are harder to correct

We are the politicians
And our primary ambitions
Are liberty and justice, for all who believe
That the American Dream is easy to achieve
And if it takes a little money
Well, you know nothing comes for free
In order to live, you know you've got to give
So you might as well give it to me

And you may think we're crooked, that we cheat and lie
But you're just looking for someone to crucify
And if we can't always solve everything
Just remember, you're the ones who made us kings
You made us kings
You made us kings