Tom Paxton - We All Sound The Same lyrics

The candidates come and the candidates go And we all sound the same I'm Eeenie, I'm Meenie, I'm Minie, I'm Mo And we all sound the same We're having another election this year We're hiring the halls and we're pouring the beer We'll tell you precisely what you long to hear And we all sound the same We're there every time you turn on your TV And we all sound the same Help stop unemployment, try voting for me! Yes, we all sound the same We're kissing the babies and shaking the hands We're blowing balloons and we're leading the bands We're hoping that nobody here understands That we all sound the same We'll fearlessly take our positions when we know how you feel We've taken the polls, and we know it's the safe thing to do We've studied the trends for the feelings that we're allowed to feel We'll be out there leading, about two or three steps behind you - that's off of the record [Spoken:] Mr. Chairman, my close friend, Mr. Lincoln, has a ... Yes we all sound the same [Spoken:] Introducing our new economic plan for the future of America... And we all sound the same [Spoken:] And I have come before this august gathering to promise you that if I am elected, I will further discover misbeliefs in institution, constitution, and prosperity... And we all sound the same We'll fearlessly take our positions when we know how you feel (all sound the same) We've taken our polls, and we know it's the safe thing to do (all sound the same) We've studied the trends for the feelings that we're allowed to feel (all sound the same) We'll be out there leading, about two or three steps behind you - that's off of the record We're fast on our feet when the ball's in our court And we all sound the same We're earnestly hoping your memories are short And we all sound the same We've mastered the art of rhetorical curve We've practiced sincerity, screwed up our nerve We're praying we don't get what we all deserve And we all sound the same We're praying we don't get what we all deserve And we all sound the same