Lyrics

The Uninformed Electorate Blues

Well, half of us are lazy, we won?t take the time to vote.
Maybe we?re just crazy, and we think our boat can float,
Without a captain - without a captain or a crew. (I hope I?m not talkin? about you.)
But maybe we?re just hazy on exactly what a voter?s s?posed to do.
(I mean, like is it a right or a privilege? I never can remember!)

Now if you think this song?s pedantic, or it has a preachy sound,
Or you don?t know what ?pedantic? means, then you better stick around,
?Cause I?ll explain it. Yeah, I?ll explain it all for you. (Here?s all I?m really trying to say:)
The Elected get inspected and selected by a faulty point of view.
(That?s important, so I?m gonna say it again.)
The Elected get inspected and selected by a faulty point of view.

(For instance:)
Do you vote because they?re pretty, or you like the clothes they wear?
You?re impressed because they?re witty? Or by how they comb their hair?
(Well my friend, then you?ve got a bad case of the Uninformed Electorate Blues.)
?Cause if you don?t pay your dues and get the news before you choose, then we ALL lose. (You know I?m gonna say that again.)
If you don?t pay your dues and get the news before you choose, then we ALL lose. (Hey, I never said it was easy.)

Would you want ?em in your family? Could you trust ?em with your life?
Do you understand the things they do can cut you like a knife?
Find out how they got here. Notice how they think.
Don?t elect some doofus who will take us to the brink.
What?s their main agenda? Y?know, our future is at stake!
All we really need is someone who would rather GIVE than take!

(Wait a minute, this is starting to sound pedantic. So how can I say this and still be entertaining? Hmmm...How about:)
If we lose our nerve and pick a perv to serve, we get what we deserve.
(How about:)
If you can?t pass the class, something crass might just trespass on your grass.
(Too much metaphor? Anyway, I think you get the idea. Just remember...)
If we elect jerks, we?re the ones who get jerked around.

ELECT BAD PEOPLE, BAD THINGS HAPPEN.

Nick Roberts
© 2007