Ode to Bob Dylan
Rode the information highway
As if it were a train
Woody Guthrie in my pocket,
Jesus on a chain.
I followed you to Woodstock,
Took a break to surf some porn.
Shouted hallelujah!
As another star was born.
And it was hey, hey,
Get out of my way.
Altruism captivates me
But I ain't gonna pay.
Hey, Hey you,
Out from under my foot.
Gimme what you owe me
That I ain't already took.
Stopped to listen to the preacher,
Forgot to read the book.
Now I'm left with my accountant
To fix the pills I took.
I surf polluted oceans
And never catch a wave.
I can simply click a button,
A Katrina victim's saved.
But hey, hey,
Get out of my way.
I'm bound for my own glory
And you will have to pay.
Hey, hey you,
You're blocking my view.
Television's got me shopping
Under the pew.
Would that I could write a poem
That tells the world your name.
Would you even care to hear it
Or even want the fame.
I got your picture on my wall,
Your vinyl in a stack.
My ole guitar is calling me,
Computer screen's gone black.
And its, hey, hey,
What do ya say
When you wake up full of donuts
And you don't wanna pay.
Hey, hey you,
Could we call in the troupes
Not enough explosions
In our tight little groups.
I love to sing your praises,
Not at all upon your mind
But I think I'm too important
When I cannot tell the time.
Had every opportunity
To practice what you preach
But self pity overtook me
So I went back to sleep.
Singing hey, hey,
Get out of my way.
Ignore the brokenhearted
And parrot what you say
Hey, hey you,
Get your hands off your gold
Cause I done decided
I am something to behold.
I hear it on the corner,
Homeless man who sings your songs.
Can't stop to strum a bar with him,
Not where I belong.
Hipocritic oath I took
Forbids that I should act.
Only mimic your intentions
And look good after fact.
Screaming hey, hey,
Get out of my way.
Altruism captivates me
But I ain't gonna pay.
Hey, hey you,
Out from under my foot.
Gimme what you owe me
That I ain't already took.