The Man From The East Songtext

von JFK-where is the vision? The Rock Opera

I am excited by the prospect of meeting the new man
He will be no match for me,
He will become my biggest fan
He does not know my tricks
He does not know my wicked ways
In fact it seems to me
That America's about to pay

Who is this candyfloss President
This pedlar of peace
Just a typical capitalist
A mere President on lease
When the man from the East
Meets the man from the West
Something's got to give
Someone will come off second best
The eyes of the world straining to see
One thing's for certain it had better to be me

I can't wait to see the new man and meet him face to face
I will greet him with a smile and then
I'll put him in this place
I will not show my hand
This is the golden rule
I think it's time they realised
This Russian is no fool
Who is this candyfloss President
This pedlar of peace
Just a typical capitalist
A mere President on lease
Bring on your western hero
He is nothing but a boy
Just a wandering idealist
A mere capitalist toy

When the man from the East
Meets the man from the West
Something's got to give
Someone will come off second best
The eyes of the world straining to see
One thing's for certain it had better not be me

Across the room he sits, with his dead pan face
The tyrant of the East and of the human race
I know he's got plenty to get off his chest
But I've heard it said that he is passed his best
When your eyes meet one of us will freeze
His throat will go dry and he'll go weak at the knees

When the man from the East
Meets the man from the West
Something's got to give
Someone will come off second best
The eyes of the world straining to see
One thing's for certain it had better not be me

I've heard a lot about these old Bolsheviks
They speak pretty fast and they're full of dirty tricks
He likes these sort of meetings I understand
He's known of in the business as quite an old hand

It's about to start, I think he's going to speak
Whatever I do, I mustn't show I'm weak
The people will desert me, there'll be consternation
This is the very heart of confrontation

When the man from the East
Meets the man from the West
Something's got to give
Someone will come off second best
The eyes of the world straining to see
One thing's for certain it had better not be me