Hexagon 2006
Songs Written by Walter Gilbert

You Only Run Twice

Lyrics by Darrell Capwell and Skip Maraney
Music by Darrell Capwell and Walter Gilbert
Arranged by Walter Gilbert
©2006

The first 22 bars are "borrowed" from "The James Bond Theme" by Monty Norman.

The play-off music is included here at the end.

If you want to download the MP3 file that is played here so you can make your own CD or put it on your iPod, etc., RIGHT CLICK here and select the "Save Target As" (or "Save Link Target As") option. The file's name is "hex2006run_twice_dc.mp3"; save it where you can find it.


You Only Run Twice (Show Opener)


First term presidents have power to spare.
Foes who challenge you had better beware.
You're at the top with poll numbers hot,
All who cross you will pay the price;
Then you win re-elect and as you might suspect,
Your power turns colder than ice.
You only run twice.

So your second term is not quite the same;
Summits are postponed for your golf game.
Your aides are indicted, the press is delighted,
They jump on your every vice;
The media throng tells you where you went wrong,
The problem, to be precise.
You only run twice.

Your agenda now lies dead at your feet
Successors stomp your corpse as they compete
It really does suck when you are a lame duck
And nobody will take your advice.
So much left to do, to fix things that you blew
But eight years will have to suffice
You only run twice.

[Sultry Bond Girl dance break…]

What to do when your terms end is unknown indeed;
You could write a bestselling book no one will read.
Or be one who teaches, get millions for speeches,
Raise money for lands hit with strife;
Though you can't run again, it may feel like it when,
You campaign for your senator wife.
'Cause she can run twice.

You only run twice.
I don't care if you're nice.
You only run twice .. only run .. only run ..
only run twice.

Thank heavens, they only run twice.
Only run twice!

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