Why Not the Best Songtext

von Oscar Brand

I heard a young man speaking out just the other day;
I stopped just to listen to what he had to say;
He spoke straight and simple—by that I was impressed.
He said, "Once and for all, why not the best?"

He said his name was Jimmy Carter and he was running for President,
And he laid out a plan of action—made a lot of sense!
He talked about the government and how it used to be, for you and me;
That's the way it ought to be, right now:
Once and for all, why not the best?

He spoke plain and simple and I began to understand
I was listening to quite a man, talking to me.
I began to see...
We need Jimmy Carter! Why settle for less?
America—
Once and for all, why not the best?

We need Jimmy Carter! We can't afford to settle for less,
America—
Once and for all, why not the best?
Why not the best?
Why not the best?