Lenny Bruce Lyrics
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 and on.
Maybe some things that he couldn't work out
But he sure was funny and he sure told the truth
And he knew what he was talkin' about
Never robbed any churches, nor cut off any babies' heads
He just took the folks in high places
And he shined a light in their beds.
He's on some other shore
He didn't wanna live anymore
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 and a half,
Seemed like it took a couple of months.
Lenny Bruce moved on
And like the ones that killed him are gone.
He just showed the wise men of his day
To be nothing more than fools.
They stamped him and they labelled him
Like they do with pants and shirts,
He fought a war on a battlefield where every victory hurts
Lenny Bruce was bad
He was the brother that you never had.
About contraversal comdian Lenny Bruce, who was bannd from Britian
I love that line "nor cut off any babys' heads". It speaks volumes about how ridiculously bad the self-righteous human ego can make other peoples' "sins" out to be. Like a comedian could be so hated for no other reason than that he was taboo or swore. it throws in the listener's face the fact that most people (unless you murder children or something awful like that) are basically just trying to survive their own way in the world, you know?
Your sin is where you STILL stand and always WILL stand...along with stringing along someone for your own selfish gain. And it's placing all your emphasis on beauty...but only because you publicly held yourself up to a higher standard...another lie.
Your sin is where you STILL stand and always WILL stand...along with stringing along someone for your own selfish gain. And it's placing all your emphasis on beauty...but only because you publicly held yourself up to a higher standard...another lie.
I think the third line is "Never made it to cinema".
Truly a brilliant song.
Apologies - the lyric was indeed correct - something new I've learned about the song.
one more class piece of song by bob. He takes the facts as they are, and without articulating them much puts them straight ahead. The facts walk by themselves and make a great protest song sort of a thing. Straight out of newspaper you might say. In general Bob appears to be secluded and unaware of current things in society because of bunch of ignorant reporters that portray him that way but this song is straight proof to it that he is not only actively involved in the current streams but also is highly sensible about it all. Lenny was a good guy and bob knew it right on.
this song is about john lennon's death