License
To Kill - Bob Dylan
Man thinks 'cause he
rules the earth
He can do with it as he please
An' if things don't change soon he will
Oh, man has invented his doom
First step was touchin' the moon
Now there's a woman on my block
She just sits there as the night grows still
She says `who gonna take away his license to kill?'
Now they take him an' they teach him
An' they groom him for life
An' they set him on a path where he's bound to get ill
Then they bury him with stars
Sell his body like they do used cars
Now there's a woman on my block
She just sits there facin' the hill
She says `who gonna take away his license to kill?'
Now he's hell bent for destruction
He's afraid an' confused
An' his brain has been mismanaged with great skill
Now all he believes are his eyes
An' his eyes they just tell him lies
But there's a woman on my block
Sittin' there in the cold chill
She says `who gonna take away his license to kill?'
You may be a noisemaker, spirit maker
Heartbreaker, backbreaker
Leave no stone unturned
May be an actor in a plot
That might be all that you got
Till your error you clearly learn
Now he worships at an altar of a stagnant pool
An' when he sees his reflection he's fulfilled
Oh man is opposed to fair play
He wants it all an' he wants it his way
Now there's a woman on my block
She just sits there as the night grows still
She says `who gonna take away his license to kill?'