Democracy - Dan Fogelberg

There’s a rumor that the president’s dead

He had a tumor growing deep in his head

But it hasn’t had the slightest effect on how he’s doing his job

And there’s these lessons that they teach you in school

That you’d better learn to play by the rules

Or at least make sure you never get caught

Now that’s a dangerous thought

Oh!

They’ve got McDonald’s in the USSR

Fries and burgers in the Kremlin’s backyard

Now they’re learning what Democracy means

Let’s send them Calvin Klein jeans

Is this what Democracy means?

Is this what Democracy means?

Is this what Democracy means?

Is this what Democracy means?

Now there’s people living out in the street

Going hungry with no shoes on their feet

While the government just twiddles it’s thumbs

And spends more money on guns

And they keep on planning nuclear war

Tell me who is it they’re planning it for

If not the men that keep their profits from hate

I swear it simply can’t wait

Is this what Democracy means?

Is this what Democracy means?

Is this what Democracy means?

Is this what Democracy means?

And the business boys that don’t seem to care

About the blood that fills Tieneman Square

They’re so fearful that their checkbooks will bounce

If they should lose these accounts

And the wall that tore Berlin has come down

Can you hear, it’s such a beautiful sound

Like it was written up above in the stars

Now we can sell them more cars

Is this what Democracy means?

Is this what Democracy means?

Is this what Democracy means?

Is this what Democracy means?