I’m In Charge Here

[Verse 1]

I don't like the implication in between the lines they're saying
That somehow I am just a puppet doing whatever Mark Hanna makes me
And I should feel insulted, but I don't feel a thing
Now they line up to kiss my ring

I don't like the tone they're taking
I can hear them laughing lately
(Whispering behind my back)
Second-guessing every statement
The cartoon's in the paper, no, they don't make me laugh
I don't really look like that

[Chorus 1]

And I've got news for ya
What I've been through you wouldn't believe. It's true, I tell ya
Where do I even start?
I fought in battle, I've dodged bullets
Call me Major, I know I earned it
Every setback makes me stronger, now I'm the leader and I'm in charge here, don't you know?
I'm in charge here, don't you know?

[Verse 2]

You will never catch me cheating
Because I believe that God can see me
And it just isn't worth the risk
To burn in hell for politics
So I play by the rules but I still get what I want
A [?] if there ever was one

[Chorus 2]

And I've got news for ya
What I've been through I wouldn't wish it on you, I'll tell ya
But where do I even start?
My wife is broken, epileptic
She lost our children and her parents
But I'm devoted, I still love her, we're a team and we're in charge here, don't you know?
We're in charge here, don't you know?

[Bridge: William McKinley]

My fellow citizens
Recent events have imposed upon the patriotic people of this country
A responsibility and a duty greater than that of any since the Civil War (Listen to me, I'm your Commander in Chief)
Then it was a struggle to preserve the government of the United States (You gotta listen to me)
Now it is a struggle to preserve the financial honor of the government

[Chorus 3]

And I've got news for ya
I wouldn't be here if I had not been through the failures
Far too many to count
I slept on cold ground, did my service
Still got the uniform to prove it
I reached the summit, got re-elected
Cross me and you might regret it
Whatever led up to this moment led me to a higher purpose
And my ambition has been rewarded
And nothing can stop me until two bullets in Buffalo