I remember it well I was just about three My dad said "Son what do you want to be?" It didn't ring no bells but I said "Daddy I'm a bit too young what do you want from me ?" I'm much older now I'm almost a man I can do anything, you bet I can Raise a family Now wouldn't that be grand So sorry but I got bigger plans, yeah You can be anything in the world today Something like a preacher, a teacher A baseball player Those kind of things I just don't care I want to represent the USA (The American Dream) Oh as far as the eye oh say can you see (I want to be) I want to be the leader of the country (When I'm President) Things will be different We'll start a new government When I'm President (When I'm President) You can be in my cabinet (Well i'll be your heaven sent) A president First things first we're gonna change the rules Better listen up, all you boys and girls Your prez says there'll be no after school So vote for me wouldn't that be cool (Yeah!) Yeah! (Yeah!) Yeah! Now I know there's trouble in the Middle East I'll spend all my money when I stop the Arms Race All my brothers in the desert Gonna have themselves a feast When that's done then we'll start on (world peace) (So go ask Alice) Oh you know what he said (What did he say ?) Remember, "I wanna be elected" (When I'm President) Things will be different We'll start a new government When I'm President (When I'm President) Say you can be in my cabinet (Well i'll be your heaven sent) A president President, (coughing) President, (When I'm President) A things i'll be different We'll start a new government When I'm President (When I'm President) Say you can be in my cabinet (Well i'll be your heaven sent) When i'm president Things will be different I'll rise a new government Say when I'm President (When I'm President) Say you can be in my cabinet (Well i'll be your heaven sent) A president, president "Ya want me to go down there to the houses of harlem with a police man" "Not gonna do it "