Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerry Duplessis
Jerry Duplessis
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Yeah, election time's comin'
Who you gonna vote for? Yeah
[Verse 2]
If I was president
I'd get elected on Friday
Assassinated on Saturday
Buried on Sunday
Then go back to work on Monday
If I was president (If I was president)
If I was president (If I was president)
If I was president (If I was president) yeah
[Verse 3]
Instead of spendin' billions on the war
I can use that money so I can feed the poor (If I was president)
'Cause I know some so poor
When it rains, that's when they shower
Screamin', "Fight the power"
That's when the vulture devours
[Verse 4]
If I was president (If I was president)
I'd get elected on Friday (If I was president)
Assassinated on Saturday (If I was president)
Buried on Sunday (If I was president)
Then go back to work on Monday (If I was president)
If I was president (If I was president)
If I was president (If I was president)
If I was president (If I was president) yeah
[Verse 5]
I know some soldiers that sleep but they can't dream
Wake up with screams, sounds of M-16s (If I was president)
So take this medal of honor for your bravery
I wish you the best, kid
For you and your family
[Verse 6]
If I was president (If I was president)
I'd get elected on Friday (If I was president)
Assassinated on Saturday (If I was president)
Buried on Sunday (If I was president)
Then go back to work on Monday (If I was president)
If I was president (If I was president)
If I was president (If I was president)
If I was president (If I was president)
[Verse 7]
But the radio won't play this
They call it rebel music
How can you refuse it?
Children of Moses
Tell the children the truth, the truth
It's not all that bling that's diamonds
Tell them the truth, the truth
Most of y'all wear cubic zirconium (Take it off now)
Tell them the truth, the truth, yeah
Your soul is worth more than diamonds and gold
[Verse 8]
Oh, yeah, if I was president
All blacks would have reparation
No segregation, feed the nation so there's no famine
Muslims, Jews, Christians would all hold hands every week on the beach
Party by the sand, word up
Take trips on Air Force One
No need to bring no homeless with no sneeks to Air Force One
Better schools in the hood, better teachers for the classes
Makin' money, payin' no taxes
Find the best scientists, tell 'em come up with the answer
I want the cure for AIDS and cancer
But I gotta watch my back
Snipers on the hill with the steel
Waiting at JFK
[Verse 9]
If I was president (If I was president)
I'd get elected on Friday (If I was president)
Assassinated on Saturday (If I was president)
Buried on Sunday (If I was president)
Then go back to work on Monday (If I was president)
If I was president (If I was president)
If I was president (If I was president)
[Verse 10]
I feel the rain comin'
Let me play my guitar for them right now
Let's go (If I was president)
(If I was president) Refugees
(If I was president) Yeah
(If I was president)
(If I was president)
Written by: Jerry Wonder, Madeline Nelson, Wyclef Jean
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