One, Two, Three (1, 2, 3) Lyrics - Russians & Americans - Al Stewart

One, two, three 

That's how elementary it's gonna be just fine and dandy 

It's easy 

Like taking candy from a baby 

Primitive country, rich in minerals 

You pay them with beads 

Tip the generals 

It's easy, like taking candy from a baby 

The hard part is learning about it 

The hard part is breaking through to the truth 

The hard part is learning to doubt what you read 

What you hear, what you see on the news 

Foreign policy made above my head 

Well, no one asked me 

They just laughed and said 

It's easy 

(It's so easy) 

Like taking candy from a baby 

It's easy 

(It's so easy) 

Like taking candy from a baby 

(One, two three, ah) 

(One, two three, ah) 

Once they get you sucked into the system 

Once they get you under control 

The hard part is knowing how to resist the grip 

That they keep on your mind and your soul 

So in the end we just compromise and pretend 

If you close your eyes, it's easy 

(It's so easy) 

Like taking candy from a baby 

It's easy 

(It's so easy) 

Like taking candy from a baby