That Genius Warren Zevon

That Genius Warren Zevon By Roy Merritt I was born to be dictator but I got no place to go I got no government nearby that I could possibly overthrow And doing it here in America Isn’t possible at this time The crooks already are in charge Ain’t gonna let you muscle in on their crime So what else might be my option What more can be done Other than sittin' here and complainin’ Like that genius Warren Zevon I could see problems ahead for me I’m on the whole benign And you cain’t be no true dictator If most times you’re kind I could be ruthless maybe Could call my enemies names But somehow that ain’t like killin’ folks They ain’t both the same So what else might be my option What more can be done Other than sittin' here and complainin’ Like that genius Warren Zevon If I could only be like some of those fellows From the distant and near past I’m sure I could be president for life Have a regime that could last But it’s tough doing it here in America We like rulers with pretense Who talk about making us great again And building a border fence So what else might be my option What more can be done Other than sittin' here and complainin’ Like that genius Warren Zevon I’d have to have some gunmen Like Zevon wrote about A killer like that headless Roland Who sought his enemies out And they could dispatch my rivals Like Roland did Van Owen in that song Blow them from Mumbasa to Johannesburg And everyone could get alone So what else might be my options What more can be done Other than sittin' here and complainin’ like that genius Warren Zevon But in lieu of joining my army Of mercenaries in the night Just send some cash money To help set things right There’s no need for lawyers or guns I don’t need no legal advice No need for firearms right now The money should suffice So what else might be my options What more can be done Other than sittin' here and complainin’ Like that genius Warren Zevon That departed genius Warren Zevon