Silver Tongue Scandal

Gather round, hear the tale so sweet Of a leader Of a leader with a silver tongue and fancy feet He promised the world in the festival light In the fancy feet He promised the world in the festival light But shadows creep in the dead untold He danced with the lady champagne in hand While the tin stayed on Empty on the promised land Swore he'd fix the roads the lights the fun But the money vanished like the midnight sun Hey, hey, wake up, see the trickster's face It's time to laugh and chase him from the Putting out the flame Hey, hey, hey, wake up, see the trickster's face Time to laugh and chase him from the place Emails leaking secrets on their knees Lover on the side with a diamond ring Fought with the funds for the children's swing He blames the lane, the corny show Politician dancing where the cold winds blow He blames the lane, the corny show Festival drums should be beaten loud Instead we're singing this corruption cloud Bought a scandal, what a funny show Politician dancing where the cold winds blow He talks big game but it's all a game Hey, hey, wake up, see the trickster's face Time and our joy, putting out the flame Hey, hey, hey, wake up, see the trickster's face Time to laugh and chase him from the place One day he'll slip on his own greasy lie Fall in the pit where the small dreams die We'll raise our voices, clap our hands high No more fooling, wave the old fool goodbye Oh yeah, say it loud Wave the old fool goodbye No more fooling, wave the old fool goodbye No more fooling, wave the old fool goodbye Oh, what a scandal, what a funny show Politician dancing where the cold winds blow He talks big game, stealing our joy Putting out the flame Hey, hey, wake up, see the trickster's face Time to laugh and chase him from the place Oh, what a scandal, what a funny show Politician dancing where the cold winds blow He talks big game, putting out the flame Hey, hey, hey, wake up, see the trickster's face Time to laugh and chase him from the place Politician dancing where the cold winds blow Hey, hey, hey, wake up, see the trickster's face Hey hey hey wake up see the trickster's face He talks big game putting out the flame Hey hey hey wake up see the trickster's face He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame He talks big game putting out the flame