One, two, three
That's how elementary it's gonna be
Just fine and dandy

It's easy
Like taking candy from a baby


Primitive country
Rich in minerals, you
Pay them with beads

Tip the generals
It's easy
Like taking candy from a baby


The hard part is learning about it
The hard part is breaking through to the truth

The hard part is learning to doubt
What you read, what you hear, what you see on the news.


Foreign policy
Made above my head, well
No one asked me

They just laughed and said



It's easy (it's so easy)
Like taking candy from a baby
It's easy (it's so easy)

Like taking candy from a baby

(One, two three, ah...)

(One, two three, ah...)

Once they get you sucked into the system

Once they get you under control
The hard part is knowing how to resist
The grip that they keep on your mind and your soul


So in the end
We just compromise

And pretend
If you close your eyes
It's easy (it's so easy)

Like taking candy from a baby
It's easy (it's so easy)
Like taking candy from a baby