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I'm in Charge Here

from McKinley: Lesser Known President by Adam Tressler

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I don’t like the implication
In between the lines they’re saying that somehow I am just a puppet,
Doing whatever Mark Hanna makes me
I should feel insulted, but I don’t feel a thing:
Now they line up to kiss my ring.

I don’t like the tone they’re taking. I can hear them laughing lately
Whispering behind my back, second-guessing every statement,
The cartoons in the paper, no they don’t make me laugh
I don’t really look like that

I got news for ya: what I’ve been through you wouldn’t believe it’s true.
I’ll tell ya, but where do I even start?
Fought in battle, I’ve dodged bullets
Call me Major, I know earned it
Every setback makes me stronger
Now I’m the leader and I’m in charge here, don’t you know?
I’m in charge here, don’t you know?

You will never catch me cheating because I believe that God can see me.
It just isn’t worth the risk to burn in Hell for politics
I play by the rules but I still get what I want
A win-win if there ever was one

I got news for ya: what I’ve been through I wouldn’t wish it on you
I’ll tell ya, but where do I even start?
My wife is broken, epileptic
She lost our children and her parents.
But I’m devoted, I still love her,
We’re a team and we’re in charge here, don’t you know?
We’re in charge here, don’t you know?

Listen to me, I’m your commander in chief

I got news for ya: I wouldn't be here if i had not been through the failures
Far too many to count
I slept on cold ground, did my service
Still got the uniform to prove it.
I reached the summit, got reelected,
cross me and you might regret it.
Whatever led up to this moment led me to a higher purpose.
My ambition has been rewarded and nothing can stop me
Until two bullets in Buffalo.

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from McKinley: Lesser Known President, released February 17, 2020

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