Kid Creole and The Coconuts
It’s Automatic
I got the mandate to set a jailbreak
I want the radicals to get a fair shake
I got the mandate and now I feel great
I wouldn’t be surprised if people celebrate
Bass
I got the mandate to set the joint straight
And when the deed’s done I’m gonna legislate
I’ve got eyes in the back of my head it seems
I never took a sacred step I didn’t mean
But I can the static when I’m fanatic
It’s looking for a piece of the American drеam
It’s automatic
It’s automatic
While justice is vacationing
I’ve gotta look out for thе underling
It’s automatic
It’s automatic
I got the mandate to set a jailbreak
I want the radicals to get a fair shake
I got the mandate so let them eat cake
I’m gonna get it right, I’m gonna get it straight
Preach to me, baby
I refuse to be a victim of democracy
I only look for trouble when it looks for me
It’s automatic
It’s automatic
(But what does he mean?)
(But what does he mean?)
(But does it mean anything?)
I got the mandate to set the joint straight
And when the deed’s done I’m gonna legislate
(But does it mean anything?)
(But what does it mean?)
I refuse to be a victim of hypocrisy
I’ll always be a sucker for equality
It’s automatic
It’s automatic
I got the mandate to set a jailbreak
I want the radicals to get a fair shake
Word!
I got the mandate and now I feel great
I wouldn’t be surprised if people celebrate
Yeah!
Bass
(But what does it mean?)
Merican dream
Merican dream
I got the mandate, I got the mandate, I got the mandate
I got the mandate, I got the mandate, I got the mandate
I got the mandate, I got the mandate, I got the mandate