Politicians Say
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Genre: Alternative, satire, singer-songwriter
Duration: 4:17
Vocals: Carla Howell
Piano: Jiri Nedoma
Clarinet: Tucker Antell
Bass: Marc-Andre Drouin
Drums: Lee Fish
Guitar: Clay Steininger
Words and Music by Carla Howell (BMI)
Produced by Carla Howell and Les Fish
Sound Engineering by Matt Hayes
Recorded and mastered at Wellspring Sound, Acton, MA
Additional Sound Engineering by Ben Mellott
Illustration by Affey A
LYRIC
Politicians say we need another program
We need one for the children
We need one for the poor
A program for your safety
Another for justice
They always say we need one
But what’s it really for?
Billion dollar deals
Cushy union contracts
Pensions
Payoffs
Rounds of champagne
Earmarks and bailouts and
Legions of lobbyists
Calling in donations for the next campaign
George Washington, founding father
Spoke the words to always remember
Government, he said, is like fire!
A dangerous servant and a fearful master
Politicians say their programs make things better
But every time they pass one, we’re worse off than before
Budgets get bigger
Red tape more tangled
And all they ever want is more and more and more
They say it’s for your freedom as they pass new regulations
They say it’s for your welfare, then tax at every turn
They tax you when you’re working
When you’re driving
When you’re buying
When you’re living
When you’re dying
They tax until you burn
George Washington, founding father
Spoke the words to always remember
Government, he said, is like fire!
A dangerous servant and a fearful master
Politicians say every program is essential
They say great harm will come if you stand in their way
They say they’ll have to lay off policemen and firemen
And close down schools and let bridges decay
But what about those cushy contracts?
And pensions?
And earmarks?
And bailouts?
They’re not gunna say
They’ll yell and scream and shout that you must
Give them your money, or they’ll
Threaten to take the things you need away
George Washington, founding father
Spoke the words to always remember
Government, he said, is like fire!
A dangerous servant and a fearful master
© 2019 Carla Howell all rights reserved
