Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan politician who served as the President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013. Being of a socialist philosophy, the United States (“Washington”) and him didn’t get along very well and led to suggestions that Chavez rigged elections in order to win.
Chavez spent som...
[Intro]
Hey hey hey!
Hey hey hey!
[Verse 1]
It was a bad idea to give me this kind of time
When they said, "You're gonna be in solitary confinement"
And while the other inmates are outside lifting barbells
I'm in an eight by ten prison cell
[Chorus]
But in the night of the sun (Hey hey hey!)
The night of the sun (Hey hey hey!)
The night of the sun (Hey hey hey!)
The night of the sun
[Verse 2]
New state officials are outside running around
And they're telling the public that I need to be put down
And Washington's saying emphatically
That I wasn't doing things democratically
[Chorus]
But in the night of the sun (Hey hey hey!)
The night of the sun (Hey hey hey!)
The night of the sun (Hey hey hey!)
The night of the sun
The sun
[Outro]
It was a bad idea (It was a bad idea!)
To give me this kind of time (To give me this kind of time!)
It was a bad idea
Ballad of Hugo Chavez was written by Arkells.
Arkells released Ballad of Hugo Chavez on Tue Oct 28 2008.