Crime & the City Solution - The Last Dictator III lyrics

Back among the flashing lights of Paradise, his lair The Last Dictator sat in a chair And of all the world he was unaware Till his wife sidled up and said 'Sir' (As he liked to be known to his family and friends) 'You're very quiet' When he broke forth in a Southern drawl The gems he'd gleaned from out-house walls: 'Make no mistake - Hate Don't delay, don't wait to defend your realm and State - Hate' 'That's good, dear' said Eve with a prideful tear 'I'm glad to hear that it's no longer Fear' Well he reached out and grabbed her firmly about the rear And said 'Oh please, just one more beer I'll do it - but just one more beer' 'Do you think you'd better, dear?' She said in a voice so menacingly severe The whole neighbourhood eagerly co*ked an ear Well Dick laughed, and with a placating whine Said 'Oh Evie, it'll be different this time Now eat your humility soup And get out my accoutrements and sacred wine We're going to the top this time' Much moved by his own words and several beers The Last Dictator wiped his tears As the Angels did appear And said 'we'd like very much to hear What exactly it is that you fear That we may have this devil hooved And we trust removed Trust us' 'I trusted someone once They said stand on this wall I was but three foot tall The wall was somewhat more They said jump and I'll catch you I jumped but I landed on a stone, with a groan My leg was broken and that word in my name Has never since been spoken From this habit should I now be woken? I trusted someone once I trusted someone once I trusted someone once' 'That you've been badly used is clear Dick, that's a terrible fear It certainly sounds like one rough night Many would have given up your noble fight Turned their backs and taken flight' 'Yeah, but just knowing that I was right Has helped me through plight after plight' 'Tell us please how can we make amends What can we give you, borrow or bend?' 'For myself I ask not a thing I neither want nor need the comforts of a king But the innocent need a strong wise hand To help them navigate nature's plan They need a teacher and one who's quick Someone generous, kind, and strict I'll need a big stick' 'Oh, we'll give you a very big stick Not like any that you've seen yet We've raised the money and laid the bet The cat's in the bag, the bag's in the river Here's an arrow for your quiver So trust us, trust us You can trust us You can trust us.