Maybe the Poet (Live)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Maybe the poet is gay But he'll be heard anyway Maybe the poet is drugged But he won't stay under the rug Maybe the voice of the spirit In which case you'd better hear it Maybe he's a woman Who can touch you where you're human [Chorus] Male female slave or free Peaceful or disorderly Maybe you and he will not agree But you need him to show you new ways to see Don't let the system fool you All it wants to do is rule you Pay attention to the poеt You need him and you know it [Verse 2] You can put him up against the wall Shoot him up with pentothal You can shoot him up with lead You won't call back what's been said You can put him in thе ground But one day you'll look around There'll be a face you don't know Voicing thoughts you've heard before [Chorus] Male female slave or free Peaceful or disorderly Maybe you and he will not agree But you need him to show you new ways to see Don't let the system fool you All it wants to do is rule you Pay attention to the poet You need him and you know it [Outro] Here's a song that I didn't write I don't know very many songs that I didn't write, but this is one