Good Evening Mr. Waldheim Lyrics - Reed Lou

Good evening Mr. Waldheim 

and Pontiff how are you? 

You have so much in common 

in the things you do 

And here comes Jesse Jackson 

He talks of Common Ground 

Does that Common Ground include me 

or is it just a sound 

A sound that shakes 

Oh Jesse, you must watch the sounds you make 

A sound that quakes 

There are fears that still reverberate 

Jesse you say Common Ground 

Does that include the PLO? 

What about people right here right now 

who fought for you not so long ago? 

The words that flow so freely 

falling dancing from your lips 

I hope that you don't cheapen them 

with a racist slip 

Oh Common Ground 

Is Common Ground a word or just a sound 

Common Ground---remember those civil rights workers buried in the ground 

If I ran for President and once was a member of the Klan 

Wouldn't you call me on it 

The way I call you on Farrakhan 

And Pontiff, pretty Pontiff 

Can anyone shake your hand? 

Or is it just that you like uniforms 

and someone kissing your hand 

Or is it true 

The Common Ground for me includes you too 

Oh is it true the Common Ground for me includes you too 

Good evening Mr. Waldheim 

Pontiff how are you 

As you both stroll through the woods at night 

I'm thinking thoughts of you 

And Jesse you're inside my thoughts 

As the rhythmic words subside 

My Common Ground invites you in 

or do you prefer to wait outside 

Or is it true 

The Common Ground for me is without you 

Or is it true 

The Common Ground for me is without you 

Oh is it true 

There's no Ground Common enough for me and you