Lenny
Bruce - Bob Dylan
Lenny Bruce is dead
but his ghost lives on an' on
Never did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to Synanon
He was an outlaw that's for sure
More of an outlaw than you ever were
Lenny Bruce is gone
But his spirit's livin' on an' on
Maybe he had some problems, maybe some things that he couldn't work out
But he sure was funny an' he sure tolf the truth an' he knew what he was
talkin' about
Never robbed any churches nor cut off any baby's head
He just took the folks in high places an' he shined a light in their heads
He's on some other shore, he didn't wanna live anymore
Lenny Bruce is dead but he didn't commit any crime
He just had the insight to rip off the lid before its time
I rode with him in a taxi once
Only for a mile an' a half, seemed it took a couple of months
Lenny Bruce moved on an' the ones that killed him are gone
They said that he was sick 'cause he didn't play by the rules
He just showed the wise men of his days to be nothin' more than fools
They stamped him an' they labelled him like they do with pants an' shirts
He fought a war on a battlefiled where every victory hurts
Lenny Bruce was bad
He was the brother that you never had