Ballad of a Politician

A man inside a room is shaking hands with other men This is how it happens Our carefully laid plans Shake it, shake it baby Shake your ass out in that street You're gonna make us scream someday You're gonna make it big You love so deep, so tender Your people and your land You love 'em 'till they can't recall Who they are again Work it, work it baby Work your way 'round that room You're gonna make it big some day You're gonna make a boom But I am But I am But I am not a number, not a name But I am But I am But I am a carefully laid plan Shake what your mama gave you You know that it won't last You're gonna taste the ground real soon You're gonna taste the grass A man inside a room is shaking hands with other men This is how it happens Our world under command Shake it, shake it baby Shake your ass out in that street You're gonna make us scream someday You're gonna make us weak You're gonna make us scream someday You're gonna make it big --- Ballad Of A Politician - Regina Spektor