1-2-3 - Al Stewart

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