Funk In America/Silly Little Man - Rick James

Today, We the People of the United States of America

Are engaged in the invisible Third World War

It’s only invisible, because we don’t see or really wanna hear what’s going on

The fact of the matter is, there are over 10,000 armed and ready

Nuclear missiles in the United States alone

Not counting other sites spread strategically across the globe

Ant it only takes a few hundred to guarantee total destruction

Funk in America

Between MX’s, ICBM’s, MIRV’s and SLBM’s and other missiles, there’ll be no day

after

And «All My Children"will not be televised today

Why?

Because silly little men with power have all gone M.A.D.

M.A.D.

meaning Mutually Assured Destruction for all of this

Funk in America

There’ll be no NFL, no CIA, no neckties, or apartheids

No rayguns, no machine guns, no Weinbergers, no hamburgers

No Rambos or Gorbachevs to cheer or fear in this

Funk in America

And this sporting event will not be televised

So there’ll be no scores in this rivalry of Democracy and Freedom

Against Communism and Totalitarianism

This game will only last minutes, and the playing field — the globe

And in the end, there are no winners at all

Funk in America

Did you read the news, oh boy

They dropped a bomb on the city

Blew the smile right off the child

Ain’t that a shame and a pity (yeah)

Did you read the magazines

The president’s under pressure

Russia won’t cooperate

It’s time to take other measures

Ooh-wee baby, baby

Can you really understand (can you really understand)

Such a silly man

Playing with your lives like toys (playing with your lives like toys)

Silly little boys

Can you really understand (can you really understand)

Such a silly man

Playing with your lives like toys (playing with your lives like toys)

Silly little boys

«Today, a top Air Force official told Congress, that a controversial MX missile

has proved to be more accurate than expected»

«The Soviet Union is describing the first US test-lauch of an MX missile from

an underground site as another case of group madness»

«Today, Russia keeps urging White House to stop supplying medium-range missiles

to break world peace»

Do you know the game, oh boy

Two countries fight for survival

Neither one will win or lose

So here’s a toast to the rival

What will all our children say

If there’s no next generation

There won’t be a place to play

When they drop the bombs on our nation

Ooh-wee baby, baby

Can you really understand (can you really understand)

Such a silly man

Playing with your lives like toys (playing with your lives like toys)

Silly little boys

Do you really understand (do you really understand)

Silly little men

Playing with your lives like toys (playing with your lives like toys)

Silly little boys

In case of a nuclear explosion

Place your head between your legs

And kiss your ass goodbye

They’ll drop the bomb on you…

They’ll drop the bomb on you…

«President Reagan met face-to-face with Soviet leader Gorbachev in Geneva,

both sides challenging each other to stop the arms race»

«The Soviet news agency TASS says, Russia will take counter-action, if the U.S.

continues to build MX missiles»

«President Reagan is trying to persuade Congress, to allow the Defense

Departament to spend 1.5 billion dollars to produce 21 MX missiles»

«In Moscow, Soviet leader Gorbachev has announced, that new plan for peace is

disarmament»

«U.S.

officials told Congressional leaders, that if the United States did not

go forward with the MX, we’d look like a weak puppy with European allies»

London Bridge is falling down

Falling down, falling down

London Bridge is falling down

My fair lady…