For The Good Of The Nation

I got one eye on the mirror

I got one eye on the road

And I'm on my way again

I got one foot in tomorrow

I got one foot in today

Now and then

I'm standing in the darkness

But I'm talking from the light

I am leaning to the left

But I am feeling for the right

I got simple explanations

For complex situations

And I'm working for the good of the nation

There are people who are with me

There are people who are not

As you'll imagine

There are people out to get me

With everything they've got

It's plain to see

There are those who criticize me

For everything I do

They say I'm taking from the many

To give to just a few

Well, there are certain limitations

With every aspiration

When you're working for the good of the nation

For the good of the nation

For the good of my own country

It's an act of dedication

And that's good enough for me

Ooh, it's good enough for me

Ooh, it's good enough for me

Ooh, it's good enough for me

Ooh, it's good enough for me

You may have your own opinions

How the country ought to be

There's no denying that

There's no denying

You may have your own opinions

Just what you make of me

And that's a fact

And that's a fact

But you know it isn't easy

Keeping one ear to the ground

While you're running with the foxes

While you're hunting with the hounds

You get little compensation

For the trials and tribulations

Of working for the good of the nation

For the good of the nation

For the good of my own country

It's an act of dedication

And that's good enough for me

Ooh, it's good enough for me

Ooh, it's good enough for me