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what kind of world do we live in when i can't immediately find, cut, and paste the lyrics to wally pleasant's "song for bob dylan" ?

well, here's what i remember...

Song for Bob Dylan
from the album Houses of the Holy Moly


by Wally Pleasant

bob dylan was the first bob dylan
who was billed as the next woodie guthrie
he travelled this land with pen in hand
and wrote about what a mess it was in
bob dylan was the first bob dylan

lour reed was the next bob dylan
and he was ready, able, and willin'
he studied the urban landscape with a cynical grin
he wrote about s & m and heroin
lou reed was the next bob dylan

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WAS THE NEXT BOB DYLAN
A WORKING-CLASS, BLUE-COLLAR SPOKESMAN
COLUMBIA RECORDS FOUND HIM ON THE JERSEY SHORE
ROLLING STONE SAID HE'S THE FUTURE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WAS THE NEXT BOB DYLAN

and i wanna be the next bob dylan
i'll make my songs calculating and cheap
i'll sing songs with a raspy attitude and voice
and people will think that i'm deep

and the next bob dylan is waiting around the corner
and the next bob dylan is waiting around the bend
the next bob dylan is the flavor-of-the-week on MTV
singin' about hypocrisy

tom petty was the next bob dylan
a late 1970s dylan fill-in
he used to travel around the land with his heartbreakers
now he's got season tickets to the lakers
tom petty was the next bob dylan

and the bob dylan wannabes
keep falling from the trees
greenwich village has got an overflow
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but i want you to remember this before i go...

bob dylan was the first bob dylan
who was billed as the next woodie guthrie
he travelled this land with pen in hand
and wrote about what a mess it was in
bob dylan was the first... and only... bob dylan

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