The Promiser

Voices from a TV screen

breathing down your neck

a man without a face

don't be surprised my friend

he knows how to talk

he knows how to collect

the voices he needs so bad

Hear him praising the lord

whom he's always renounced

Promise to walk along

hand in hand

with those who pay the price

promise you'll fight with us

last in line

beyond the barricades

Fatherly he grins to gain

the masses' good-will

we have seen it all before

hailed be his naive attempt

many trust his lies

but words are cold comfort

when election day is past

See the glint in his

eyes dreams of dollars

and dimes

Promise to walk along

hand in hand

with those who pay the price

promise you'll fight with us

last in line

beyond the barricades

I'm the kind

who will pledge

my words

born to be honest

and chaste

Promise to walk along

hand in hand

with those who pay the price

promise you'll fight with us

last in line

beyond the barricades