I’d like to say a few words In defense of our country Whose people aren’t bad nor are they mean Now the leaders we have While they’re the worst that we’ve had
Are hardly the worst this poor world has seen Let’s turn history’s pages, shall we?
Take the Caesars for example Why within the first few of them
They were sleeping with their sister Stashing little boys in swimming pools
And burning down the City And one of ‘em, one of 'em Appointed his own horse Consul
of the Empire That’s like vice president or something That’s not a very good example, is it?
But wait, here’s one, the Spanish Inquisition They put people in a terrible position
I don’t even like to think about it Well, sometimes I like to think about it
Just a few words in defense of our country Whose time at the top
Could be coming to an end Now we don’t want their love
And respect at this point is pretty much out of the question
But in times like these We sure could use a friend Hitler. Stalin.
Men who need no introduction
King Leopold of Belgium. That’s right. Everyone thinks he’s so great
Well he owned The Congo He tore it up too He took the diamonds, he took the gold
He took the silver Know what he left them with? Malaria
A President once said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
Now it seems like we’re supposed to be afraid It’s patriotic in fact and color coded
And what are we supposed to be afraid of? Why, of being afraid
That’s what terror means, doesn’t it? That’s what it used to mean
You know it pisses me off a little That this Supreme Court is gonna outlive me
A couple of young Italian fellas and a brother on the Court now too
But I defy you, anywhere in the world To find me two Italians as tightass as the two Italians we got And as for the brother Well, Pluto’s not a planet anymore either
The end of an empire is messy at best And this empire is ending
Like all the rest Like the Spanish Armada adrift on the sea
We’re adrift in the land of the brave And the home of the free
Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.
Despite being a typically biting look at the Bush administration and America's decline as an imperial power, this song nonetheless reveals Newman's deep affection for his country.
"I knew when I wrote [A Few Words] it wasn't going to last, because we're never going to have an administration this bad again. We haven't in 200-some years. I believe in numbers and the odds are against it." (songfacts)
fallen in the defense of our country
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