What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

from You don't have to be perfect to fulfill your dream by Paul Kotheimer

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lyrics

Let's put a raging narcissist in charge of everything-- 
What could possibly go wrong? 
And let's evict all of the journalists who work in the West Wing-- 
What could possibly go wrong? 
Oh, AND: The Russians just might have him, like a puppet on a string, but
What could possibly go wrong? 
Let's replace the Secret Service with his private guard detail. 
And keep his business dealings all in place--Too big to fail. 
His crowds keep chanting, "Throw all of those libtard cucks in jail!" 
But what could possibly go wrong?

When the Attorney General represents the Old Confederacy, 
What could possibly go wrong? 
The Education Secretary can't define "proficiency," but
What could possibly go wrong? 
Meanwhile, Our Leader keeps moonlighting on reality TV (on NBC)-- 
What could possibly go wrong?
 His financial partners get the scoop on every meet & greet. 
He doesn't know what "Fiat" means. That's why he rules by tweet. 
Check out that golden toilet in his mid-town penthouse suite!
 What could possibly go wrong?

His chief of staff explains there are alternatives to facts,
and if you disagree, you're nothing but fake news.
He's said he has a great relationship with, quote, "The Blacks,"
and The Hispanics, and The Immigrants, and his son-in-law, and Steve Bannon. --It's complicated.

So, first things first: Eliminate all funding for the arts-- 
What could possibly go wrong?
 The incidence of hate crimes of all kinds is off the charts-- 
What could possibly go wrong? 
And the supreme court has a vacant seat to fill right when he starts  (How convenient!) --
What could possibly go wrong? 
The Japanese internment camps we had in World War Two-- 
They set a precedent, we think, for what we'll need to do.
 It's just a database this time. Those boxcars aren't for YOU. 
What could possibly go wrong?
With "total allegiance," what could possibly go wrong?

 

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from You don't have to be perfect to fulfill your dream, released February 12, 2018
Words and music by Paul Kotheimer. Piano, upright bass, guitar, vocals by PK. Featuring CODY JENSEN on vibraphone and drum kit. Recorded winter & spring 2017, at home and on location, with assistance from Charlie Harris and Morgan Orion.

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Paul Kotheimer Urbana, Illinois

For well over 30 years now, Paul Kotheimer has been writing songs. And then recording them. And then putting them together into albums.
At first, way way back in the actual 1980s, he used a cassette player and a microphone from Radio Shack. Now he's the proprietor of Pillow Monster Home Studio, complete with lots of musical instruments and recording gear and one actual pillow monster. YAY MUSIC! ... more