(Till he had three scratches and could leave the war!)
I counted my scratches so cleverly
That now I'm in the running for the presidency!
(He counted his scratches so cleverly
That now he's in the running for the presidency!)
When I got back, I made my picks
Knowing that my future lay in politics.
To side with Nixon was no choice
When Fonda had the popular voice!
(When Fonda had the popular voice!)
That anti-war movement was so good for me,
That now I'm in the running for the presidency!
(That anti-war movement was so good for he,
That now he's in the running for the presidency!)
I testified in the congress house!
Nixon thought I was just a louse!
My brothers-in-arms I accused of crimes
But certainly I was part of the times!
(But certainly he was part of the times!)
I tossed my ribbons so effortlessly
That now I'm in the running for the presidency!
(He tossed his ribbons so effortlessly
That now he's in the running for the presidency!)
My anti-war group to move the nation
Made plots about assassination.
We thought we'd just kill five or so,
But ultimately we said, "No go!"
(But ultimately they said, "No go!")
And none of that got linked to me
So now I'm in the running for the presidency!
(And none of that got linked to he,
So now he's in the running for the presidency!)
For Mikey D. I was lieutenant gov,
In a state that only a commie could love.
But that's not what I was priming for
So soon I ran for Senator!
(So soon he ran for Senator!)
My run to the left so worked for me,
That now I'm in the running for the presidency!
(His run to the left so worked for he,
That now he's in the running for the presidency!)
As Senator from a far-left state
I found Nicaragua on my plate!
I coddled Danny and hindered Ron.
Where have my Sandinistas gone!?
(Where have his Sandinistas gone?)
And I tried to abolish the DoD,
Yet still I'm in the running for the presidency!
(He tried to abolish the DoD,
Yet still he's in the running for the presidency!)
The moral here you may suspect,
Is to be politically correct!
It matters little what you do,
Your posturing is what labels you!
(Your posturing is what labels you!)
Keep a finger to the wind, perhaps you'll see
That you all may be running for the presidency!
(Keep a finger to the wind, perhaps you'll see
That you all may be running for the presidency!)