Oh, the campaign trail is dreary from Lake Tahoe to Lake Erie and the days are long and weary still I?m perky, warm, cheery Clearly it?s no easy kind of life Oh, it?s hard to be the candidate?s wife I tell you Woman's World did a piece on me about how I raise my family says oh how she slaves while he's kissing the hands shaking the babes Time, Newsweek, People and Life want to know about the candidate's wife Someone in the press said the wives of politicians are anti-feminist Words like that they really make me wish I had a comment that my husband would approve Keep smiling story of my life It?s hard to be the candidate?s wife