Queen of Compromise

By Graham Parker

How can you take the crown from the queen of compromise
How can you figure out where her allegiance lies
How can you be on both sides when you don't know her agenda
How can you be on both rides when you don't know where they end up
How can you look into her heart or look into her eyes
You'll only get half way with
The queen of compromise

If you wanna be a jester you better get a funny hat
If you're out to impress her you better do better than that
She doesn't give a fig if you're horrible or pleasin'
You might be a prick and that's the part of you she's teasin'
If you want to drive her home well you're in for a surprise
'Cause she'll only go halfway
The queen of compromise

She's got all the angles covered and your advances will get smothered cos that's her way
Yeah that's her way
And if you think you're in the runnin'
She'll start runnin' everyway but your way
'Cause that ain't her way

How can you take the crown from the queen of compromise
How cay you get her hand a little further than your flies
If you wanna be a joker you better take another toke
If you wanna smoke her out you better be prepared to choke
It's not completely honest and it's not a pack of lies
It's somewhere in between for
The queen of compromise

If you think she looks alright
She'll turn her face and then you'll see another side
There's always another side
If you blink and look again
You'll find that you've been taken for half a ride
By the queen of compromise

How can you take the crown from the queen of compromise
How can you settle down with her and cut her down to size
If you wanna be a jester you better get a funny hat
If you want to impress her you better do better than that
No I would not commit myself or make any firm ties
I'd only go halfway for
The queen of compromise
'Cause she'll only go halfway
The queen of compromise

--From the 5-star(my highest rating) 2004 release "Your Country." For some reason, this song reminds me of the Democratic Party.