Ballad Of A Politician

A man inside a room is shaking hands with other men
This is how it happens
Our carefully laid plans.

Shake it, shake it baby
Shake your ass out in that street
You're gonna make 'em scream someday
You're gonna make it big.

You love so deep, so tender
Your people and your land
You love 'em 'til they can't recall
Who they are again.

Work it, work it baby
Work your way 'round that room
You're gonna make it big some day
You're gonna make a boom.

But I am
But I am
But I am not a number, not a name.

But I am
But I am
But I am a carefully laid plan.

Shake what your mama gave you
You know that it won't last
You're gonna taste the ground real soon
You're gonna taste the grass.

A man inside a room is shaking hands with other men
This is how it happens
Our world under command.

Shake it, shake it baby
Shake your ass out in that street
You're gonna make us scream someday
You're gonna make us weep.

You're gonna make us scream someday
You're gonna make it big.