Say it ain't so Joe, please say it ain't so

That's not what I want to hear Joe

Ain't I got a right to know

Say it ain't so Joe, please say it ain't so

I'm sure they're telling us lies Joe

Please tell us it ain't so



They told us our hero has played his trump card

He doesn't know how to go on

We're clinging to his charm and determined smile

But the good old days are gone



The image and the empire may be falling apart

The money has goten scarce

One man's word held the country together

But the truth is getting fierce



Say it ain't so Joe, please say it ain't so

We pinned our hopes on you Joe

And they're ruining our show