Politicians Lie

by Patrick M Simpson

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Politicians lie
As they look you in the eye
They say they feel your pain
But they've got so much to gain
When they lie
They look you in the eye

The pundits let it happen
Time and time again
Or they'd never get them back
On FOX or CNN
They get to lie
When they look you in the eye

So the work of the people
Just never gets done
Cause the power of the lobby
Bank rolls their senate run
They're all in it together
Both parties are as one
So they lie
As they look you in the eye

The art of influence
Defines them all by name
Cause their two faced nature
Gives them everything to gain
So when they lie
They can look you in the eye

You think they'd be embarassed
Did their parents teach them right
In the name of the lord
How can they sleep at night
When they lie
How can they look you in the eye

And the peoples good will
Time and time again
That something will get done
When they vote somebody in
Hope is one and done
Yes isn't it a sin
Cause they lie
When they look you in the eye

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released February 24, 2014

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Patrick M Simpson Baltimore, Maryland

Email me - Patrick@votingsongs.com
In a town called Baltimore, where the Star Spangled Banner was born, Patrick M Simpson writes songs of civic responsibility encouraging everyone to vote.

Since 1980.

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