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Gandhi Gahti

I know a boy who may very well be
the greatest poet his generation will ever see
but his parents have lived responsibly
and, by God, so will he
he has stock in Starbucks

I wrote my finest song today
but the melody drifted away
I had important things to do in town today
I hit a butterfly on the way

Dylan's got no time to write or sing
Einstein got kicked out of his building
cause of that violin

Not far from here there is a girl
who could take the stage and change the world
but the agency said she's just not marketable
as a sex symbol
and her name is really hard to pronounce

Joni Mitchell's got not itme to paint or sing
Gandhi got evicted from his building
cause he was just too damn friendly
they didn't know what he was up to

My life's on a contract
the future's on a lease
and just how profitable are
poetry and peace?