[Verse 1]
We started drinkin' the Kool-Aid, we were taking the bait
We were talkin' the big talk, never playin' it safe
Looking good as Jane Fonda on a Vietnam tank
You can't get something for nothing, gotta energize your base

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But she was young enough, she was blonde enough
She was 'bout a perfect ten
Had millions of admirers but not one single friend
But it's a, it's a little uncanny what she managed to do
Become a symbol for a pain she never knew

[Verse 2]
You know old Ronnie Reagan, he was a shoe salesman's son
He got himself in the movies, yeah, he impressed everyone
He thought trial by fire was America's fate
He made a joke of the poor people and that made him a saint

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But he was tan enough, he was rich enough
He was handsome like John Wayne
And there was no one at the country club who didn't feel the same
But it's a, it's a little uncanny what he managed to do
Got me to read those Russian authors through and through
[Verse 3]
I miss Christopher Hitchens, I miss Oliver Sacks
I miss poor Robin Williams, I miss Sylvia Plath
Every morning's a desert, every night is a flood
They say a party can kill you, well, sometimes I wish it would

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But I'll be strong enough, I'll be man enough
Oh, I'll keep myself in check
'Cause all my friends that flew to town said that's what they expect
But it's a, it's a little uncanny what they managed to do
Got me admitting to things I knew were never true