Once carried 'bove the current and risen 'bove the fray
The king has moved to Harlem; he just won't fade away
And though he owes a fortune, this flat is where he'll stay
And his world is filled with scandal every day

Gazing toward the camera out at Andrews Air Force Base
He is no longer in office, but he's still running the race
And it looks like he's campaigning with the polls before his eyes
And his ears will never hear the nation's sighs

Once proud and full of passion, he fought the cause of man
Many people loved his courage; many followed his command
He changed the old into the new and the course of things to come
And then one day his eight-year term was done

At first it didn't matter; he was still on the air
We all became so dizzy to find him everywhere
But no one knew, not even him, the problems he would find
On the day he pardoned traffickers in crime

I close my eyes; I go far away, away from the media
In my dreams, well, here I will enjoy it
Where innocence plays with all the laughing interns
The kind who are blushing right now

A taste of freedom from the guilt of everything that I've done
Talk is cheap, but I took the oath of office
And now I don't know if I can ever tell you
Just what the word "is" really means...

Allow me to redeem the life I've made my own
I've held this nation in my hand but now I've not a home
Oh, allow me just one answer and one reason why
Why my precedent as the president became a lie
Tell me why

Pizzas filled his nighttimes and pardons his last days
Collusion, impropriety; a conscience yet unfazed
He thought he was so powerful and set upon his ways
Well, he left us all to wallow through this maze

I heard his term was over; I heard his term was done
And with it died the legacy that never saw the sun
The closet's fully empty now; its furniture is gone
I'll draw the drapes; Bill's destiny is done