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I met a woman who lives in South Africa
She told me politics wasn't her scene
I said but what about the situation out there
She said I don't understand what you mean
There's the occasional trouble in the townships
But the government keeps it in hand
I read about it in the paper just the other day
I said I see now why you don't understand
They only tell you what they want you to know
Helps them maintain the status quo
Don't like you to know too much
Prefer to keep you out of touch
Some things just have to be secret
For the protection of democracy
So if they bend the truth on occasion
Well that's what keeps the free world free
Contrary to the wishes of Congress
The colonel made a deal with Iran
And the national security adviser agreed
That it was part of the American plan
And to the rebels in Nicaragua
Well that's where the money went
But they kept it from the people of the USA
They didn't even tell the president
They only tell him what they want him to know
Helps them maintain the status quo
They don't like him to know too much
Prefer to keep him out of touch
Some things just have to be secret
For the protection of democracy
So if they bend the truth on occasion
Well that's what keeps the free world free
There's been some funny business over arms to Iraq
Though there never was intent to deceive
But when you see the contradictions in the Scott Report
It's hard to know just what to believe
When the ministers reported to parliament
And they tell them that they've changed the rules
After reading all the evidence, I can't decide
Are they rogues, or are they just plain fools? You choose
They only tell you what they want you to know
Helps them maintain the status quo
Don't like you to know too much
Prefer to keep you out of touch
Some things just have to be secret
For the protection of democracy
So if they bend the truth on occasion
Well that's what keeps the free world free
If they bend the truth on occasion
It's to protect our democracy
Some things just have to be secret
That's what keeps the free world free
That's what keeps the free world free
Oh, that's what keeps the free world, free
She told me politics wasn't her scene
I said but what about the situation out there
She said I don't understand what you mean
There's the occasional trouble in the townships
But the government keeps it in hand
I read about it in the paper just the other day
I said I see now why you don't understand
They only tell you what they want you to know
Helps them maintain the status quo
Don't like you to know too much
Prefer to keep you out of touch
Some things just have to be secret
For the protection of democracy
So if they bend the truth on occasion
Well that's what keeps the free world free
Contrary to the wishes of Congress
The colonel made a deal with Iran
And the national security adviser agreed
That it was part of the American plan
And to the rebels in Nicaragua
Well that's where the money went
But they kept it from the people of the USA
They didn't even tell the president
They only tell him what they want him to know
Helps them maintain the status quo
They don't like him to know too much
Prefer to keep him out of touch
Some things just have to be secret
For the protection of democracy
So if they bend the truth on occasion
Well that's what keeps the free world free
There's been some funny business over arms to Iraq
Though there never was intent to deceive
But when you see the contradictions in the Scott Report
It's hard to know just what to believe
When the ministers reported to parliament
And they tell them that they've changed the rules
After reading all the evidence, I can't decide
Are they rogues, or are they just plain fools? You choose
They only tell you what they want you to know
Helps them maintain the status quo
Don't like you to know too much
Prefer to keep you out of touch
Some things just have to be secret
For the protection of democracy
So if they bend the truth on occasion
Well that's what keeps the free world free
If they bend the truth on occasion
It's to protect our democracy
Some things just have to be secret
That's what keeps the free world free
That's what keeps the free world free
Oh, that's what keeps the free world, free
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Writer(s): Bill Prince
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