Lyrics Cheney's Toy - James McMurtry

Cheney's Toy

Another unknown soldier
Another lesson learned
Kick the gas can over
Strike a match get back and watch that sucker burn
Keep smiling for the camera
Keep waving to the crowd
Don’t let up for an instant
Stay the course and make your mama proud
(CHORUS 1)
You’re the man
Show’em what you’re made of You’re no longer daddy’s boy
You’re the man
That they’re all afraid of But you’re only Cheney’s toy
Another unknown soldier
Who’s seen it all before
All in the name of Jesus
Behind the razor wire and shackled to the floor
Just keep smiling at the cameras
And keep that twinkle in your eye
We don’t need to know the answers
Long as we’re safe, just hit your marks and say your lines
(CHORUS 2)
You’re the man
Show 'em what you’re made of You’re no longer daddy’s boy
Take a stand
Give 'em what they paid for
'Cause you’re only Cheney’s toy
They’ll take a fork and turn you over
While the fat lady sings
One more pin on one more shoulder
Is all the future brings
For another unknown soldier
Who don’t know his own name
And he won’t get any older
And he can’t see for the shrapnel in his brain
(Multi Chorus)