Lyrics Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren

Lili's Address

Puff we now ourselves with pride

Swelling outward far and wide

For God Herself is on our side

With heaven's plan for the motherland

"All right, all right ladies,

Settle down now, settle down"

Now, the usual formalities

Everyone, hold all your questions please

You'll all have your opportunities to

Shoot the breeze or cut the cheese

But upon this juncture I must state

How immensely you appreciate

The illusion of grandeur I create

When every trait I overrate

And every word gesticulate

In praise of the motherland

Puff we now ourselves with pride

Swelling outward far and wide

For God Herself is on our side

With heaven's plan for the motherland

"Quiet please, quiet, I'm still speaking"

Irregardless of to what we pledge

The electorate gives me the edge

And the boost to my ego that can't be measured

Ruling you is such a pleasure

Speaking of good taste in dames

I submit to you my list of names

Maybe some of them come up short on brains

But good at diplomatic games

And sycophantic without shame

I give you the cabinet

The privilege is strictly ours

To have you watch while we devour

The crumbs of presidential power

That we can grub from Lilly

She's got the wardrobe we adore

Her teeth are perfect, what is more

She knows what having friends is for

We're silly over Lilly,

Silly over Lilly

'Til we're ill, we'll sing it shrilly

Lilly is the nation's pride

And we love her like a mother

"You like me, you like me"

You don't know what this means to me

To be the one you run to see when

You need a mother

"All right, I feel good

I'm a (partridge[?])

I'm ready to take you all on

First question please"

Tell us the end, tell us the end

Can you confirm the rumours goin' 'round?

For the record, one time being

Terms of truth are being spread around

"All right, all right, settle down buddy

Are 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 air

And we can get on with important business now"

Tell us prime minister

Tell us prime minister

For the record

One time, prime minister

Sources state

That the Archbishop's hiding some

Thing of interest

Something of interest

Sources state

Maybe you're just a puppet of

Special interest

Some special interest

Special interest

Some special interest

We would like to know your posture please

On the hard line's platform policies

Like providing free to all the nation

Mandatory mass castration

For the sake of common decency

The Judeo-Christian society

Wants to guarantee a pregnancy

To anyone past twenty-three

Tell us prime minister

Tell us prime minister

We've fresh ugly rumors going 'round

For the sake of party unity

I've some photographs you'd like to see

Puff we now ourselves with pride

Swelling outward far and wide

For God Herself is on our side

With heaven's plan for the motherland

All right ladies, settle down now