Kennedy Vs. Nixon
from An Unforgettable Luncheon by Pea Green Boat
lyrics
Put me in a box
Keep your fish inside their barrel
Where the shooting gets real easy
Once you realise you never have to try
Looking for a weakness
Always looking for that fault
That you can use to swing the voters to your side
Let's all embrace the lie
Against all odds
Unravelled thoughts
Escaping my memory
You were the Kennedy to my Nixon, they said
You win again
God bless the American people
Who know I've only begun
I've only begun
We're going live in 60 seconds
The minutes turn to hours
Ill prepared to state my case
The baying hounds smell blood
A picture is worth a thousand words
A bag of tricks is worth a thousand more
I wonder how you're feeling
In the cold light of the day
Have faith in your faded convictions today
'Cause you're only as good as your last campaign
It ain't up for debate
Want you to know I'm not out of the running
Don't look back 'cause the underdog's coming
Get back in your box
Keep your eggs inside your basket
What it takes to make an omelette isn't fair
But I won't be the one to break
Swinging for the fences
In an out and out offensive
Will my character survive another round
And just how much can someone take
Don't eat that blueberry pie
Handshake and a spit in the eye
All you get when the river is dry
Is "See you again next summer!"
You called me tricky indeed
Let's see how tricky can one man be?
Held on by the skin of my teeth
Let's see who wins when the truth will come out
Have faith in your faded convictions today
I'll be Kennedy, you can be Nixon
It ain't up for debate
Want you to know I'm not out of the running
My knees are weak and my palms are sweaty
But watch out because the underdog's coming
Watch out
Quick march to my heartbeat drumming
Deep breath and I'm finally steady
Watch out 'cause the underdog's coming
Keep your fish inside their barrel
Where the shooting gets real easy
Once you realise you never have to try
Looking for a weakness
Always looking for that fault
That you can use to swing the voters to your side
Let's all embrace the lie
Against all odds
Unravelled thoughts
Escaping my memory
You were the Kennedy to my Nixon, they said
You win again
God bless the American people
Who know I've only begun
I've only begun
We're going live in 60 seconds
The minutes turn to hours
Ill prepared to state my case
The baying hounds smell blood
A picture is worth a thousand words
A bag of tricks is worth a thousand more
I wonder how you're feeling
In the cold light of the day
Have faith in your faded convictions today
'Cause you're only as good as your last campaign
It ain't up for debate
Want you to know I'm not out of the running
Don't look back 'cause the underdog's coming
Get back in your box
Keep your eggs inside your basket
What it takes to make an omelette isn't fair
But I won't be the one to break
Swinging for the fences
In an out and out offensive
Will my character survive another round
And just how much can someone take
Don't eat that blueberry pie
Handshake and a spit in the eye
All you get when the river is dry
Is "See you again next summer!"
You called me tricky indeed
Let's see how tricky can one man be?
Held on by the skin of my teeth
Let's see who wins when the truth will come out
Have faith in your faded convictions today
I'll be Kennedy, you can be Nixon
It ain't up for debate
Want you to know I'm not out of the running
My knees are weak and my palms are sweaty
But watch out because the underdog's coming
Watch out
Quick march to my heartbeat drumming
Deep breath and I'm finally steady
Watch out 'cause the underdog's coming
credits
from An Unforgettable Luncheon,
released February 7, 2020
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Pea Green Boat Cornwall, UK
Pea Green Boat is an experimental rock duo.
Joe O'Neill (vocals) and Roger
Heathers (multi-instrumentalist) produce DIY 70s influenced rock, pop, doo-wop and electronic music.
Influences include Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Mike Patton, 10cc, Kate Bush, Carpenters, King Crimson & Ween
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