Lyrics
[verse]
Motorcade rolling through the neon rain
White suit jacket, hiding all his pain
Every camera loves a pretty lie
Waving at the crowd with a crocodile eye
[chorus]
Meet the man behind the curtain call
Shaking every hand, he don't feel a thing at all
Meet the smile that's painted on the wall
Meet El Presidente, watch the puppet stand so tall
[verse]
Diamond cufflinks, borrowed limousine
Promises like smoke, nobody's seen
Generals whisper in the marble hall
While the people outside can't afford it all
[chorus]
Meet the man behind the curtain call
Shaking every hand, he don't feel a thing at all
Meet the smile that's painted on the wall
Meet El Presidente, watch the puppet stand so tall
[bridge]
Flashbulbs popping like sparks in the square
Somebody's laughing but nobody's there
Turn the volume up on the same old song
Tell me how much longer we go along
[chorus]
Meet the man behind the curtain call
Shaking every hand, he don't feel a thing at all
Meet the smile that's painted on the wall
Meet El Presidente, watch the puppet stand so tall
