Irving Berlin - It Gets Lonely In The White House lyrics

It gets lonely in the White
House when your cares begin
And the White House is a big
Place to be lonely in
When you're all alone there
Staring into space
And you wish the man you ran against
Could be there in your place

It gets lonely in the White
House when you've been attacked
By the loyal opposition getting in the act
If you make the wrong decision
When the final chips are down
The White House is the
Loneliest place in town

It gets lonely in the White
House when you're sitting there
And you have to do your
Thinking in a rocking chair
When some exercise would keep
You feeling well
But a journey to the golf course
And the country's gone to hell

When the budget isn't balanced and
You're in the red
And you feel it would be better
To be dead than red

When your speech is optimistic but
The stocks keep tumblin' down
The White House is the
Loneliest place in town