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Rage Against the Dying

Rage against the dying of the light, Dylan said, while father died. I did more for him, than he ever did for me Said Robert Zimmerman, I mean Bob Dylan. The light goes out, not gradually, But all at once, As if you're smutting it up with four Girls half your age on Tuesday, On a walker heaving green lungers By Wednesday afternoon. Rock and roll stole my My soul, with its promises of fame And fortune and glory, thank you Roger Waters. What price, paid, freedom forgiven Not for the all of Mammon, But for the want to rock And not to roll.

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