Scandal in the Wind
Lyrics by Jan Baughman
Music by Elton John


Goodbye Paula Jones
Though we never knew you at all
You raised the funds to change yourself
Your teeth, your hair, your clothes
You crawled out of the woodwork
And you whispered Bill Clinton's name
You say he dropped his pants for you
And you were never quite the same

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a scandal in the wind
Always knowing you would sue Bill
When his fame set in
And you wanted an apology
Along with two million
Instead you'll sign a book deal
And perm your hair again

Kenneth Starr was tough
The toughest counsel ever paid
Washington created a superstar
And pain was the game you played
Even when you cried
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Bill's request was found misconstrued

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a scandal in the wind
Never knowing who to turn to
When the blame set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But you were trailer trash
Your scandal burned out long before
You ever saw the cash

Goodbye Paula Jones
From the Governor in the Little Rock hotel
Who saw you as nothing more than sexual
More than Hillary ever had to know


Published April 4, 1998
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