Lenny Bruce

Lenny Bruce is dead but his spirit's livin' on and on Never did get any Golden Globe award never made it to Sy-na-non            He was an outlaw that's for sure   More of an outlaw than yo--u ever were            Lenny Bruce is gone but his spirit's livin' on and on Maybe he had some problems 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                                                                  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 and a half seemed like it took a couple of months Lenny Bruce moved on and like 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 day to be nothing more than fools They stamped him and they labeled 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 Lenny Bruce was bad he was the brother that you never had