If A Song Could Be President

If a song could be president



We'd hum on Election Day



The gospel choir would start to sway



And we'd all have a part to play



The First Lady would free her hips



Pull a microphone to her lips



Break our hearts with rhythm and blues



Steve Earle would anchor the news



We'd vote for a melody



Pass it around on an MP3



All our best foreign policy



Would be built on harmony



If a song could be president



We'd fly a jukebox to the moon



All our founding fathers 45's



Lightnin' Hopkins and Patsy Cline



If a song could be president



If a song could be president



We could all add another verse



Life would teach us to rehearse



Till we found a key change



Break out of this minor key



Half truths and hypocrisy



We wouldn't need an underachiever-in-chief



If a song could be president



We'd make Neil Young a Senator



Even though he came from Canada



Emmy Lou would be Ambassador



World leaders would listen to her



They would show us where our country went wrong



Strum their guitars on the White House lawn



John Prine would run the FBI



All the criminals would laugh and cry



If a song could be president