Chance the Rapper performs hilarious song on 'SNL' begging President Obama to return

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“This time of year I get thankful baby, thankful for you. But now you’re gone and I don’t know what to do.”

What an emotional love song. A tribute to a great relationship after a bad breakup. Some girl somewhere is going to be really sorry she ended things with De-Von-Tré, the hot new combo comprised of SNL’s Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, and guest host Chance the Rapper.

“So come back, Barack.”

Or, what? Yeah. 

The world is on the verge of nuclear war, and former president Barack Obama is out here living his Best Life. We’re here crying ourselves to sleep, and he’s water skiing and showing us how in love with Michelle he is, and everything sucks.

A '90s R&B music video seems apt.

Thompson invoked in spoken word either KC or JoJo and summed up all our feelings: 

“Why would you leave us? Oh, ‘cause you had to? Because of the Constitution? But you can come back, right? Oh you can't? Because that would undermine the very institutions that we're barely holding on to as it is? I see.” 

Bring us out of the rain, Mr. Former President. We’re all cold.

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