Story Behind The Song

The idea for the song came while driving one morning, barraged by political ads aimed at getting no-name people elected to minor political office in small-town suburbia. My eyes rolled up and I thought... " Who ARE these people who have nothing better to

Song Description

Bored with being a movie star? How about becoming President of the United States? It's getting to the point that Americans will vote for ANYBODY they have seen on a movie screen or a TV screen. Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sonny Bono, Jessie 'the

Lyrics

I'm tired of all the Hollywood premieres
The money and the fame ain't what they used to be
The screams of all my fans well they just hurt my ears
My plastic surgeon named his yacht for me

Two therapists, three kids, and four ex-wives
A wing is set aside for me at Betty Ford's
It may be true, I don't know how to run my life
But that won't stop me from running yours... and so...

I think I'll be the President today
I think I'll be the President today
Cause I got nothing else to do
Than be the one who governs you
I think I'll be the President today

I know just what the naysayers will say
They're all so cynical and all so circumspect
Accusing me of being just another fake
Cause all I really want is to direct... and so...

I think I'll be the President today
I think I'll be the President today
Cause I got nothing else to do
Than be the one who governs you
I think I'll be the President...

I just can't wait to see it on TV
I'm born to play this role so graciously
I'll thank my mom and the whole Academy
And all you little people who'll vote for me

I'd just love to have a whirl
At being master of the world
I think I'll be the President... the President... the President today

Words and Music: Joshua Jedwab
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