If Only It Were True

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  I turned on my TV, though it was 
hard to see
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These men who’d be head of state
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What a great country, from sea to 
shining sea
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We watch the Republicans debate
Newt stood with his third wife, and 
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said you bet your life
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The president is a red
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He wants to tax the rich a lot and 
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take your limo and your yacht
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He wants to have the bankers’ 
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heads
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And if he gets in again he’ll paint
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 the White House pink and then
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He’ll hire Chavez as his VP
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Then we’ll be right on track to 
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give capitalism the sack
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Along with the insurance industry

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If only it were true, if only it 
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were true I’d be so happy — 
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wouldn’t you?
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If only it were true, if only it 
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were true, if only it were true

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He’ll give everyone food stamps and 
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wheelchair ramps
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He’ll subsidize windmills and maple
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 syrup
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He’ll cripple industries with 
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eco-friendly policies
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And pretty soon we will be just 
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like Europe
He’ll shut down oil wells and 
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deliver solar cells
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To each home in Delaware and 
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Illinois
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He’ll ban logging in the parks, 
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he’ll send the works of Karl Marx
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To the homes of every American 
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girl and boy
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He’ll abolish pesticides, he’ll be 
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giving out free rides
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And free lunches, too, inside his 
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high-speed trains
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He’ll start lots of public works, 
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full of union perks
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He’ll fill all the cities up with 
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bicycle lanes

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   F                     C     
If only it were true, if only it 
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were true I’d be so happy — 
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wouldn’t you?
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If only it were true, if only it 
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were true, if only it were true

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Watch out, his critics tell, this 
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shall be our death knell
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He’ll pull the troops out and end 
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all of our wars
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He’ll gut military spending, our 
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empire will be ending
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And soon we’ll be invaded by the 
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Moors
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He’ll legalize all drugs, give away 
beer mugs
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And hookas to every child — and 
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Korans
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He’ll ban religions from the 
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schools, give 40 acres and a mule
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To every person who makes less 
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than 50 grand
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He’ll shut down Guantanamo, to 
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torture he’ll say no
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He’ll make us all drive electric 
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cars
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He’ll reinstate the Fairness 
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Doctrine, take off that damn flag 
pin
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And he’ll put Rupert Murdoch behind
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 bars

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   F                     C     
If only it were true, if only it 
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were true I’d be so happy — 
    Am
wouldn’t you?
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If only it were true, if only it 
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were true, if only it were true