Song Description
Autobiographical tale of hired assassin.
| Song Length |
5:20 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Rock - Progressive Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Anxious |
Subject |
Justice, Law Enforcement |
| Similar Artists |
Asia, Queensryche |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
NO TIME TO LOSE (THE PRESIDENT'S MAN)
Words and Music by Charlie McCormick and Ric Cabot Podmore
I'm an undercover operative, international fugitive,
Faceless, nameless, no identity
I've been M.I.A. since A.D.3;
The coded message it comes classified,
It reads, "Make it look like suicide!"
That why I am the President's man-
One shot is all I've got
To douse the burning fuse;
There's high price when I'm precise
And there's no time to lose;
Word came down from the agency, intelligence reports conspiracy,
There's a desperate nation under martial law
Where a ruthless madman plans his coup de taut:
A single bullet maintains peace
Another job for my expertise;
That's why I am the President's man-
One shot is all I've got
To douse the burning fuse;
There's high price when I'm precise
And there's no time to lose;
One shot is all I've got
To top the headline news;
There's high price when I'm precise
And there's no time to lose;
They let me live
But won't let me forget
The price I have to pay
Since they took my life away
God, if I'd only known
I would have let you save my soul;