Todd Rundgren - Lili’s Address Lyrics
Puff we now ourselves with prideSwelling outward far and wideFor God Herself is on our sideWith heaven's plan for the motherland"All right, all right ladies,Settle down now, settle down"Now, the usual formalitiesEveryone, hold all your questions pleaseYou'll all have your opportunities toShoot the breeze or cut the cheeseBut upon this juncture I must stateHow immensely you appreciateThe illusion of grandeur I createWhen every trait I overrateAnd every word gesticulateIn praise of the motherlandPuff we now ourselves with prideSwelling outward far and wideFor God Herself is on our sideWith heaven's plan for the motherland"Quiet please, quiet, I'm still speaking"Irregardless of to what we pledgeThe electorate gives me the edgeAnd the boost to my ego that can't be measuredRuling you is such a pleasureSpeaking of good taste in damesI submit to you my list of namesMaybe some of them come up short on brainsBut good at diplomatic gamesAnd sycophantic without shameI give you the cabinetThe privilege is strictly oursTo have you watch while we devourThe crumbs of presidential powerThat we can grub from LillyShe's got the wardrobe we adoreHer teeth are perfect, what is moreShe knows what having friends is forWe're silly over Lilly,Silly over Lilly'Til we're ill, we'll sing it shrillyLilly is the nation's prideAnd we love her like a mother"You like me, you like me"You don't know what this means to meTo be the one you run to see whenYou need a mother"All right, I feel goodI'm a [partridge?]I'm ready to take you all onFirst question please"Tell us the end, tell us the endCan you confirm the rumours goin' 'round?For the record, one time beingTerms of truth are being spread around"All right, all right, settle down buddyAre you ready to get an answer to your questions:Yes, yes, no, maybe, no,Maybe, not a wink, I wasn't there,I don't recall, the dog ate it.Now I certainly hope that clears up the airAnd we can get on with important business now"Tell us prime ministerTell us prime ministerFor the recordOne time, prime ministerSources stateThat the Archbishop's hiding someThing of interestSomething of interestSources stateMaybe you're just a puppet ofSpecial interestSome special interestSpecial interestSome special interestWe would like to know your posture pleaseOn the hard line's platform policiesLike providing free to all the nationMandatory mass castrationFor the sake of common decencyThe Judeo-Christian societyWants to guarantee a pregnancyTo anyone past twenty-threeTell us prime ministerTell us prime ministerWe've fresh ugly rumors going 'roundFor the sake of party unityI've some photographs you'd like to seePuff we now ourselves with prideSwelling outward far and wideFor God Herself is on our sideWith heaven's plan for the motherlandAll right ladies, settle down now
